Tridecane
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| IUPAC name | Tridecane |
| Other names | n-Tridecane |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [629-50-5] |
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| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C13H28 |
| Appearance | Colourless liquid |
| Melting point |
-5 °C |
| Boiling point |
234 °C |
| Vapor pressure | 1 mmHg (130 Pa) at 59 °C |
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| Flash point | 102 °C |
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Tridecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)11CH3. It is a light, combustible colourless liquid that is used in the manufacture of paraffin products, the paper processing industry, in jet fuel research and in the rubber industry; furthermore, tridecane is used as a solvent and distillation chaser. n-tridecane is also one of the major chemicals secreted by some insects as a defense against predators. Tridecane has 802 constitutional isomers.
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