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Hexacosane
SpectraBase Compound ID IdponCjk1sj
InChI InChI=1S/C26H54/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-26H2,1-2H3
InChIKey HMSWAIKSFDFLKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 366.7 g/mol
Molecular Formula C26H54
Exact Mass 366.422552 g/mol
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Technique GC/MS
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Source of Spectrum HE-1982-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-2754-0
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-8137-0
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Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian CFT-20
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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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Catalog Number 241687
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Technique KBr0
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Technique Melt
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Catalog Number 241687
  • n-Hexacosane
  • 24-Methylpentacosane
  • Hexacosane <n->
  • EINECS 211-124-1
  • NSC 122457

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