Heptadecane, 5-methyl
- Formula: C18H38
- Molecular weight: 254.4943
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-4-6-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18(3)16-7-5-2/h18H,4-17H2,1-3H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WHUUMUMJALVXPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: 5-methylheptadecane
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
| Column type | Capillary | Capillary | Capillary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active phase | HP-5 MS | OV-1 | DB-5 |
| Column length (m) | 30. | 100. | 30. |
| Carrier gas | Helium | Helium | |
| Substrate | |||
| Column diameter (mm) | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.25 |
| Phase thickness (μm) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| Tstart (C) | 70. | 30. | 60. |
| Tend (C) | 290. | 310. | 305. |
| Heat rate (K/min) | 5. | 5. | 3. |
| Initial hold (min) | 2. | ||
| Final hold (min) | 10. | 5. | 50. |
| I | 1755. | 1753.6 | 1752. |
| Reference | Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2009 | Krkosova, Kubinec, et al., 2007 | Köster, Volkman, et al., 1999 |
| Comment | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI | MSDC-RI |
References
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Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2009
Radulovic, N.S.; Blagojevic, P.D.; Palic, R.M.; Zlatkovic, B.K.; Stevanovic, B.M.,
Volatiles from vegetative organs of the paleoendemic resurrection plants Ramonda serbica Panc. and Ramonda nathaliae Panc. at Petrov,
J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2009, 74, 1, 35-44, https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC0901035R
. [all data]
Krkosova, Kubinec, et al., 2007
Krkosova, Z.; Kubinec, R.; Addova, G.; Jurdakova, H.; Blasko, J.; Ostrovsky, I.; Sojak, L.,
Gas chromatographic - mass spectrometric characterization of monomethylalkanes from fuel diesel,
Petroleum Coal, 2007, 49, 3, 51-62. [all data]
Köster, Volkman, et al., 1999
Köster, J.; Volkman, J.K.; Rullkötter, J.; Scholz-Böttcher, B.M.; Rethmeier, J.; Fishcer, U.,
Mono-, di- and trimethyl-branched alkanes in cultures of the filamentous cyanobacterium Calothrix scopulorum,
Org. Geochem., 1999, 30, 11, 1367-1379, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00110-2
. [all data]
Notes
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Tend Final temperature Tstart Initial temperature - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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