1-Nitrohexane / 5 G
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Properties
| Signal Word | Warning |
| Flash Point (C) | 73 °C - closed cup |
| Flash Point (F) | 163.4 °F - closed cup |
| Density | 0.94 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 91-92 °C/24 mmHg (lit.) |
Product Description
1-Nitrohexane is an organic compound consisting of a hexane chain with a nitro functional group attached. It is a colorless liquid, commonly used as a solvent and intermediate in organic synthesis, particularly in the production of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and dyes.
Application:
1-Nitrohexane is primarily utilized as a solvent in various industrial processes, including extraction and purification operations. It also serves as a key intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and dyes, where it participates in nitration and reduction reactions.
Articles:
- Selective hydrogenation of nitroalkane to N-alkyl hydroxylamine over supported palladium catalysts
Publication Date: Available online 9 March 2011
Yasumasa Takenaka, Takahiro Kiyosu, Goro Mori, Jun-Chul Choi, Toshiyasu Sakakura, Hiroyuki Yasuda
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2011.02.001
- A nitroalkane-based approach to one-pot three-component synthesis of isocryptolepine and its analogs with potent anti-cancer activities
Publication Date: 1st November 2018
Nicolai A. Aksenov, Alexander V. Aksenov, Alexander Kornienko, Annelise De Carvalho, Véronique Mathieu, Dmitrii A. Aksenova, Sergei N. Ovcharova, Georgii D. Griaznove and Michael Rubin
https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08155G
- Anomalous Influence of Adsorbed Higher Aliphatic Alcohols on Electroreduction of Nitromethane and 1-Nitrohexane on Mercury Electrodes
Publication Date: 08 September 1999
A. Gromulska, J. Stroka, Z. Galus
https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4109(199907)11:9<595::AID-ELAN595>3.0.CO;2-F