Dodecane
- Dodecane
- N -dodecane
Colorless, flammable liquid
Liquid
0.75 g · cm -3
-10 ° C
216 ° C
12 Pa ( 20 ° C)
Practically insoluble in water
1.4210 (20 ° C)
Risk
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N- dodecane (also dodecane ) is a colorless, flammable, mild smelling liquid. Dodecane is an organic chemical compound from the group of alkanes. The dodecane theoretically has 355 isomers.
Properties
The flash point of dodecane is 74 ° C, the ignition temperature of 200 ° C.
Use and occurrence
It is used in the reprocessing of spent fuel as a solvent, tributyl phosphate ( TBP) in the extraction of uranium and plutonium ( PUREX process ) are used. Dodecane is a component of diesel fuel.