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White mineral oil (petroleum)

EC number: 232-455-8 | CAS number: 8042-47-5 A highly refined petroleum mineral oil consisting of a complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the intensive treatment of a petroleum fraction with sulfuric acid and oleum, or by hydrogenation, or by a combination of hydrogenation and acid treatment. Additional washing and treating steps may be included in the processing operation. It consists of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C50.

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IUPAC name:: hexadecane

Inventory

EC number:: 208-878-9
EC name:: Hexadecane
CAS number:: 544-76-3
CAS number:: 544-76-3

Synonyms

Names:: Hexadecane; hexadecane
Identifier:: other: InChl; InChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

Molecular and structural information

Molecular formula:: C16H34
Molecular weight:: 226.441
SMILES notation:: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChl:: InChI=1/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
Structural formula:

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