Specification
Description
Tetradecanol is a colorless thick liquid (heated) with a faint alcohol odor. Solidifies and floats on water. (USCG, 1999);Liquid; OtherSolid; OtherSolid, Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals; WetSolid;Liquid;DryPowder; Liquid; WetSolid; WetSolid, Liquid;Liquid;OtherSolid;Liquid;Solid;Solid
Synonyms
POLYETHYLENE MONOALCOHOL;Alcohols, C>14;POLYETHYLENE MONOALCOHOL, AVERAGE M.N. C A. 460;POLYETHYLENE MONOALCOHOL, AVERAGE M.N. C A. 700;Polyethylene monoalcohol average Mn ~460, crystalline;Polyethylene monoalcohol average Mn ~700, crystalline
IUPAC Name
tetradecan-1-ol
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H30O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15/h15H,2-14H2,1H3
InChI Key
HLZKNKRTKFSKGZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
505.8 °F at 760 mm Hg (USCG, 1999);289.0 °C;295.8 °C
Melting Point
99.7 °F (USCG, 1999);39.5 °C;Mp 39-39.5 °;37.7 °C;39.5°C
Flash Point
285 °F (USCG, 1999);285 °F (141 °C) (Open cup)
Density
0.824 at 100.4 °F (USCG, 1999);0.823 at 40 °C
Solubility
1.12e-06 M;0.000191 mg/mL at 25 °C;In water, 1.91X10-1 mg/L at 25 °C;In water, 0.30 mg/L at 25 °C;Very soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform;Soluble in ether, slightly soluble in alcohol
Color/Form
White solid;White crystals;Leaflets
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
EC Number
616-261-4;272-490-6;204-000-3;268-107-7;275-983-4;264-118-6;267-019-6
Exact Mass
214.229666g/mol
Heat of Vaporization
98.9 kJ/mol at 25 °C
LogP
6.03 (LogP);6.03;log Kow = 6.03;6.03
Monoisotopic Mass
214.229666g/mol
Other Experimental
Bulk density = 7.0 lb/gal; specific gravity: 0.8355 at 20 °C/20 °C;Density: 0.8236 g/cu cm at 38 °C;Liquid Molar Volume = 0.2604 cu m/kmol (determined at the triple point); IG Heat of Formation = -4.8409X10+8 J/kmol; Heat of Fusion at Melting Point = 4.9510X10+7 J/kmol (determined for the beta form);Henry's Law constant = 1.0399X10-4 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 2.1X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)
Refractive Index
Index of refraction = 1.4358 at 50 °C
Vapor Density
7.39 (Air = 1)
Vapor Pressure
1.10e-04 mmHg;1.1X10-4 mm Hg at 25 °C