Dodecane

Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12, or duodecane) is an oily liquid n-alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C12H26 (which has 355 isomers).It is used as a solvent, distillation chaser, and scintillator component.It is used as a diluent for tributyl phosphate (TBP) in nuclear reprocessing plants.In recent years, n-dodecane has garnered attention as a possible surrogate for kerosene-based fuels such as Jet-A, S-8, and other conventional aviation fuels.It is considered a second-generation fuel surrogate designed to emulate the laminar flame speed, largely supplanting n-decane, primarily due to its higher molecular mass and lower hydrogen-to-carbon ratio which better reflect the n-alkane content of jet fuels.
Skeletal formula of dodecane
Skeletal formula of dodecane with all implicit carbons shown, and all explicit hydrogens added
Ball and stick model of dodecane
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentine Flammability 2: Must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperature before ignition can occur. Flash point between 38 and 93 °C (100 and 200 °F). E.g. diesel fuel Instability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogen Special hazards (white): no code
DodecahedranePreferred IUPAC nameCAS NumberBeilstein ReferenceChEMBLChemSpiderDrugBankECHA InfoCardEC NumberGmelin ReferencePubChemRTECS numberCompTox DashboardSMILESChemical formulaMolar massDensityMelting pointBoiling pointVapor pressureHenry's lawconstantRefractive indexViscosityHeat capacityStd molarentropyStd enthalpy offormationStd enthalpy ofcombustionGHS labellingPictogramsHazard statementsPrecautionary statementsNFPA 704Flash pointAutoignitiontemperatureExplosive limitsSafety data sheetUndecaneTridecanestandard statealkanehydrocarbonisomerssolventdistillationscintillatortributyl phosphatesurrogatelaminar flame speedjet fuelsHigher alkanesKeroseneList of isomers of dodecaneAlkanesMethaneEthanePropaneButanePentaneHexaneHeptaneOctaneNonaneDecaneTetradecanePentadecaneHexadecane / CetaneHeptadecaneOctadecaneNonadecaneIcosaneHeneicosaneTetracosaneNonacosaneHentriacontaneList of alkanes