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Metabolite IDPAMDB110027
Identification
Name: n-octane
Description:A straight chain alkane composed of 8 carbon atoms.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • octane
Chemical Formula: C8H18
Average Molecular Weight: 114.23
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 114.1408505778
InChI Key: TVMXDCGIABBOFY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18/c1-3-5-7-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3
CAS number: 111-65-9
IUPAC Name:octane
Traditional IUPAC Name: octane
SMILES:CCCCCCCC
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkanes. These are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2 , and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassHydrocarbons
Class Saturated hydrocarbons
Sub ClassAlkanes
Direct Parent Alkanes
Alternative Parents Not Available
Substituents
  • Acyclic alkane
  • Alkane
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
  • alkane (CHEBI:17590)
  • Hydrocarbons (C01387)
  • Hydrocarbons (LMFA11000002)
  • a small molecule (CPD-148)
Physical Properties
State: Liquid
Charge:0
Melting point: -56.8 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point-56.8 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility0.00066 mg/mLNot Available
LogP5.18MILLER,MM ET AL. (1985)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0034 mg/mLALOGPS
logP4.73ALOGPS
logP4.02ChemAxon
logS-4.5ALOGPS
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area0 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity38.61 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability16.42 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Not Available
Reactions:
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-014i-9200000000-7fa018b6e4635a551621View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-05mo-9000000000-ad7800923a7f89ae82a7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, N/A (Annotated)splash10-0aru-9100000000-a5dddfe6f629d1371facView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (JEOL JMS-D-3000) , Positivesplash10-052o-9000000000-dff2329c36bee36d9e67View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-8dd19c0387246b61990cView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positivesplash10-0006-9000000000-0f2c1fefb3562ddd291cView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - CI-B (FINNIGAN-MAT 4500) , Positivesplash10-08fr-9600000000-0ad297c5bbdcd8255dfcView in MoNA
MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-0006-9000000000-6a16a91b5d2378134116View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Baldascini H, Ganzeveld KJ, Janssen DB, Beenackers AA (2001)Effect of mass transfer limitations on the enzymatic kinetic resolution of epoxides in a two-liquid-phase system. Biotechnology and bioengineering 73, Pubmed: 11255151
  • Takahashi Y, Fukuyasu K, Horiuchi T, Kondo Y, Stroeve P (2014)Photoinduced demulsification of emulsions using a photoresponsive gemini surfactant. Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids 30, Pubmed: 24354334
Synthesis Reference: Lewis, H. F.; Yohe, G. R. The preparation of pure octane. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science (1925), 32 327-8.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
External Links:
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CAS111-65-9
ChEBI17590
ChemSpider349
DrugBankDB02440
HMDBHMDB01485
KEGGC01387
LIPID MAPSLMFA11000002
NCI9822
PubChem356