Undecane

[L. undecim eleven.]
(Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C₁₁H₂₄, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.

Physical properties[1]
IUPAC name	Undecane
Identifiers
CAS number	1120-21-4 Y
PubChem	14257
SMILES	CCCCCCCCCCC
InChI	1/C11H24/c1-3-5-7-9-11-10-8-6-4-2/h3-11H2,1-2H3
ChemSpider ID	13619
Properties
Molecular formula	C11H24
Molar mass	156.31 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Melting point	-26 °C
Boiling point	196 °C
Hazards
Flash point	60 °C
Y (what is this?)  (verify) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Undecane (also known as hendecane) is a liquid alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH₃(CH₂)₉CH₃. It is used as a mild sex attractant for various types of moths and cockroaches. It has 159 isomers.

See also

• Higher alkanes

References

1. ^ Material Safety Data Sheet for Undecane

External links

• Undecane at Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

v • d • e Alkanes Methane (CH4) • Ethane (C2H6) • Propane (C3H8) • Butane (C4H10) • Pentane (C5H12) • Hexane (C6H14) • Heptane (C7H16) • Octane (C8H18) • Nonane (C9H20) • Decane (C10H22) • Undecane (C11H24) • Dodecane (C12H26) Higher alkanes • List of alkanes

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