Heptane
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Heptane | |
| Other names Septane | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 1730763 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChEMBL | |
| ChemSpider | |
| EC Number | 
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| 49760 | |
| MeSH | n-heptane | 
| PubChem CID | |
| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |
| UN number | 1206 | 
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| Properties | |
| C7H16 | |
| Molar mass | 100.205 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Colourless liquid | 
| Odor | Petrolic | 
| Density | 0.6795 g cm−3 | 
| Melting point | −90.549 °C (−130.988 °F; 182.601 K) | 
| Boiling point | 98.38 °C (209.08 °F; 371.53 K) | 
| 0.0003% (20 °C) | |
| log P | 4.274 | 
| Vapor pressure | 5.33 kPa (at 20.0 °C) | 
| Henry's law constant (kH) | 12 nmol Pa−1 kg−1 | 
| −85.24·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.3855 | 
| Viscosity | 0.389 mPa·s | 
| 0.0 D | |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Heat capacity (C) | 224.64 J K−1 mol−1 | 
| Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 328.57 J K−1 mol−1 | 
| Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −225.2 – −223.6 kJ mol−1 | 
| Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298) | −4.825 – −4.809 MJ mol−1 | 
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
| Danger | |
| H225, H304, H315, H336, H410 | |
| P210, P261, P273, P301+P310, P331 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | −4.0 °C (24.8 °F; 269.1 K) | 
| 223.0 °C (433.4 °F; 496.1 K) | |
| Explosive limits | 1.05–6.7% | 
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LC50 (median concentration) | 17,986 ppm (mouse, 2 hr) | 
| LCLo (lowest published) | 16,000 ppm (human) 15,000 ppm (mouse, 30 min) | 
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
| PEL (Permissible) | TWA 500 ppm (2000 mg/m3) | 
| REL (Recommended) | TWA 85 ppm (350 mg/m3) C 440 ppm (1800 mg/m3) [15-minute] | 
| IDLH (Immediate danger) | 750 ppm | 
| Related compounds | |
| Related alkanes | |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Heptane or n-heptane is the straight-chain alkane with the chemical formula H3C(CH2)5CH3 or C7H16. When used as a test fuel component in anti-knock test engines, a 100% heptane fuel is the zero point of the octane rating scale (the 100 point is 100% iso-octane). Octane number equates to the anti-knock qualities of a comparison mixture of heptane and iso-octane which is expressed as the percentage of iso-octane in heptane, and is listed on pumps for gasoline (petrol) dispensed globally.