1-Eicosene

• Formula: C₂₀H₄₀
• Molecular weight: 280.5316
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C20H40/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3H,1,4-20H2,2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VAMFXQBUQXONLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 3452-07-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: α-Eicosene; Cetyl ethylene; 1-Icosene; Eicos-1-ene; Icos-1-ene; Neodene 20; NSC 77138; Eicosene
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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