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EC number: 253-149-0 | CAS number: 36653-82-4
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Melting point / freezing point
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: The value was derived from a recognised source of physico-chemical data.
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- No details are available on the guideline used to determine this result.
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 49.3 °C
- Atm. press.:
- other: See Remark
- Remarks on result:
- other: The atmospheric pressure at which this result was determined is not stated but it is consistent with expected properties at standard pressure.
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 50 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: The atmospheric pressure at which this result was determined is not stated but it is consistent with expected properties at standard pressure. This value was taken from an older edition of the Handbook (1990)
- Conclusions:
- A melting point value of 49.3ºC is reported in a handbook of reliable data which has been subject to peer-review and in which the original data sources are traceable. The result is considered to be reliable.
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 2009-11-09
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Test procedure in accordance with national standard methods (ASTM) without GLP.
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: ASTM-D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
- Deviations:
- not specified
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Type of method:
- pour point
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 51 °C
- Atm. press.:
- ca. 101.3 kPa
- Decomposition:
- no
- Sublimation:
- no
- Remarks on result:
- other: Pour point
- Conclusions:
- Pour point of Hexadecan-1-ol: 51 °C at atmospheric pressure
- Executive summary:
The Pour Point of Hexadecan-1 -ol was determined to be 51 °C at atmospheric pressure according to ASTM-D97 Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products.
- Endpoint:
- melting point/freezing point
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 4 (not assignable)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: This information was obtained from the public IUCLID 2000 CD-ROM. Further review of the original source to reassign the reliability would not alter the overall conclusions concerning this endpoint. A source of higher reliability is available.
- Melting / freezing pt.:
- 49 °C
Referenceopen allclose all
Measurement parameters:
Thermometer range: 32 to 127 °C
Sample volume: 30 mL
Measurement:
Pour point: 51 °C / 51 °C (duplicate measurement at two different days)
Description of key information
The melting point of hexadecan-1-ol is 51°C.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Additional information
The melting point of 51°C was determined in a reliable study.
It is supported by a value of 49.3°C taken from a reliable handbook, and various consistent results from other reference sources of non-assignable reliability.
Discussion of trends in the Category of C6-24 linear and essentially-linear aliphatic alcohols:
As chain length increases, melting point increases. This is because molecular weight is higher and intermolecular forces in the substance are all higher.
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