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N-hexadecane

Compound with spectra: 26 NMR, 8 FTIR, 1 Raman, and 44 MS (GC)

N-hexadecane
SpectraBase Compound ID 67Q5SfyLaFu
InChI InChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
InChIKey DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 226.4 g/mol
Molecular Formula C16H34
Exact Mass 226.266051 g/mol

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Solvent CDCl3; Reference=TMS; Temperature 297K

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Lachat Chemicals, Inc., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Solvent CCl4

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number H6703
Solvent CDCl3

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FTIR Spectrum
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Technique Layer between KBr

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Lachat Chemicals, Inc., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Technique NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample MCB MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS, NORWOOD, OHIO
Technique BETWEEN SALTS

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Lachat Chemicals, Inc., Chicago Heights, Illinois
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Catalog Number H6703
Technique Neat

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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum H.H.Maurer, M.Meyer, K.Pfleger, A.A. Weber / University of Saarland, D-66424 Homburg Germany
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum DigiLab GmbH (C) 2024
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum DigiLab GmbH (C) 2024
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-1613-3

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum HE-1982-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum XW-136-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum WS-1986-308-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-1611-2

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-4835-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum TZ-9-61-2

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum PR-904-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-0-5-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum LQ-1992-307-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-3176-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-1900-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum K-117-1415-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum F7-12-282-3

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum K-117-1415-10

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum FM-2019-308-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-1645-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-6884-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-7690-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum CCC-12-SM42-hexadecane

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Eastman Organic Chemicals, Rochester, New York
Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian HA-100/Digilab FT-NMR-3

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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number H6703
Solvent CDCl3

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Raman Spectrum
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ATR-IR Spectrum
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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Catalog Number H6703
  • Hexadecane
  • Hexadecan
  • N-HEXADECAN
  • Hexadecane <n->
  • Hexadecane (C16)
  • Cetane
  • n-Cetane
  • CCRIS 5833
  • HSDB 6854
  • EINECS 208-878-9
  • NSC 7334
  • BRN 1736592
  • AI3-06522
  • Cetan
  • Hexadekan
Pentatetracosane
Hexacontane
Tetrapentacontane
Heptatriacontane
n-Octadecane
Octatriacontane
Octacosane
Pentatriacontane
Pentadecane
Pentacontane
Title Journal or Book Year
Additional insights from very-high-resolution 13 C NMR spectra of long-chain n -alkanes Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 2013
Vergleichende Kernresonanz‐Untersuchungen an Makrocyclen und einem Catenan Chemische Berichte 1976
Intrinsic carbon-13 NMR solvent shifts in hydrocarbons. Relevance of long range substituent parameters Organic Magnetic Resonance 1974

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