Decalin

Decalin
Decalin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Decahydronaphthalene[1]
Other names
Bicyclo[4.4.0]decane[1]
Decalin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
878165
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.861 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-046-9, 207-770-9, 207-771-4
185147
RTECS number
  • QJ3150000
UNII
UN number 1147
  • InChI=1S/C10H18/c1-2-6-10-8-4-3-7-9(10)5-1/h9-10H,1-8H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C10H18/c1-2-6-10-8-4-3-7-9(10)5-1/h9-10H,1-8H2
    Key: NNBZCPXTIHJBJL-UHFFFAOYAH
  • C1CCC2CCCCC2C1
  • cis: C1CC[C@H]2CCCC[C@H]2C1
  • trans: C1CC[C@H]2CCCC[C@@H]2C1
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)[2]
Boiling point trans: 187 °C (369 °F)
cis: 196 °C (384 °F)
Insoluble
  • −107.7·10−6 cm3/mol (trans)
  • −107.0·10−6 cm3/mol (cis)
1.481
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
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).
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Decalin (decahydronaphthalene, also known as bicyclo[4.4.0]decane and sometimes decaline),[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ a b Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. pp. 33, 394, 601. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ Haynes, William M. (2010). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (91 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press. p. 3-134. ISBN 978-1-43982077-3.
  3. ^ "Dictionary.com".
  4. ^ "Fuel Additive Product". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12.