Cyclohexane
Physical and Chemical Properties
Appearance | clear liquid |
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Odor | Chloroform-like odor; solvent odor; mild sweet odor |
Molecular Weight | 84.16 g/mole |
Color | Clear Colorless |
Boiling Point | 80.7C (177.3F) |
Critical Temperature | 280.4C (536.7F) |
Flash point | 20 C |
Melting Point | 6.47C (43.6F) |
Specific Gravity | 0.7781 (Water = 1) |
Vapor Pressure | 12.9 kPa (@ 20C) |
Vapor Density | 2.98 (Air = 1) |
Dispersion Properties | See solubility in water, methanol |
Solubility | Soluble in methanol. Insoluble in cold water |
Purity | 99.8% min |
Color | 10 max, APHA |
Benzene | 0.1% max |
Sulfur | 5 ppm max |
Distillation point | 80.0 C min (IBP), 82.0 C max (Dry Point) |
Higher carbon | 0.1% max |
Non-volatiles | 1.0 max mg/100ml |