Cyclohexane is a six-carbon cyclic compound with the formula C 6 H 12 . In its planar representation, it looks like a regular hexagon, but in its 3D representation, it takes o…n either a chair or boat conformation. It has many uses in organic and analytical chemistry. For more information, see the link below. (MORE)
The chemical formula for cyclohexane is C 6 H 12 - It is not an equation, as by definition an equation would need two things that equate to each other (For example 2H 2 + O …2 --> 2H 2 O would be a chemical equation as each side is balanced)..
Cyclohexane is a hexagonal ring-shaped structure. (MORE)
Yes, it is. Saturated compounds have no double bonds, and all alkanes (including cyclohexane) have no double bonds. the ending "-ane" means there are no double bonds. The endi…ng "ene" means there are one or more double bond (-ene, -diene, -triene, -tetraene). (MORE)
No: cyclohexane can exist in a few different conformations, none of which are planar. The most stable conformation is one that looks like a chair. Other conformations include …the boat and (more rarely - usually only as an intermediate) twisted boat conformations. The reason why cyclohexane in not flat is because its ring carbons are sp3 hybridised and hence they are at their lowest energy when the angle between substituents in 109.5°. In a perfectly flat hexagon the C-C angles would be 120°, thus incurring a hypothetical 11° of ring strain. Therefore, by "puckering" into the chair conformation, cyclohexane attains the structure of lowest potential energy. (MORE)
Cyclohexane and naphthalene can be separated via distillation. If you know the boiling points of cyclohexane (about 81 degrees Celsius) and naphthalene (about 218 degrees Cels…ius), then you can distill the mixture of both compounds and let the cyclohexane boil off first and naphthalene will boil off last due to its high boiling point. This can be done using a distillation apparatus. And as a suggestion, using gas chromatography would be very helpful if you take samples of the distillation of certain periods of time. Gas chromatography shows what compounds are in a sample, the amounts of the compound per sample, and how long the compound took to boil out of the sample. As time progresses, the amount of cyclohexane should decrease and naphthalene should increase with each sample taking. (MORE)
Cyclohexane's melting point is about +6 degrees Celsius. Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) maintains a temperature of -78C in normal conditions. Cyclohexane will thus freeze on d…ry ice. In fact, a closed container of cyclohexane would freeze on regular, water ice. Regular hexane (linear) has a freezing point around -100C, and will remain a liquid on dry ice, much as ethanol or acetone do. (MORE)
A very sharp smelling and bitter solvent. The smell is similar to petrol, but much more of a smell that punches you in the back of the throat. Performed an experiment with cyc…lohexane today, the smell is very powerful and can make some sensitive people gag =D (MORE)