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n-Octadecane
SpectraBase Compound ID FN8Y3O0jJxz
InChI InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3
InChIKey RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 254.5 g/mol
Molecular Formula C18H38
Exact Mass 254.297351 g/mol
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Solvent CDCl3; Reference=TMS; Temperature 297K
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Technique Melt
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Technique GC/MS
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Technique GC/MS
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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  • Octadecane
  • OCTADECAN
  • N-OCTADECAN
  • Octadecane <n->
  • Octadecane (C18)
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
Phosphaadamantanes as Ligands for Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Chemistry:  Library Synthesis, Characterization, and Screening in the Suzuki Coupling of Alkyl Halides and Tosylates Containing β-Hydrogens with Boronic Acids and Alkylboranes The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2004
Vergleichende Kernresonanz‐Untersuchungen an Makrocyclen und einem Catenan Chemische Berichte 1976

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