Decalin
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Decahydronaphthalene | |
| Other names Bicyclo[4.4.0]decane Decalin | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 878165 | |
| ChEBI | 
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| ChEMBL | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.861 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 185147 | |
| PubChem CID | |
| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 1147 | 
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| C10H18 | |
| Molar mass | 138.25 g/mol | 
| Appearance | colorless liquid | 
| Density | 0.896 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | trans: −30.4 °C (−22.7 °F, 242.7 K) cis: −42.9 °C (−45.2 °F, 230.3 K) | 
| Boiling point | trans: 187 °C (369 °F) cis: 196 °C (384 °F) | 
| Insoluble | |
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| Refractive index (nD) | 1.481 | 
| Hazards | |
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| Danger | |
| H226, H302, H305, H314, H331, H332, H410, H411 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P311, P312, P321, P331, P363, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
| Flash point | 57 °C (135 °F; 330 K) | 
| 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) | |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Decalin MSDS | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Naphthalene; Tetralin | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Decalin (decahydronaphthalene, also known as bicyclo[4.4.0]decane and sometimes decaline), a bicyclic organic compound, is an industrial solvent. A colorless liquid with an aromatic odor, it is used as a solvent for many resins or fuel additives.