C7H16
100.2 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
HEPTANE
CAS142-82-5EC205-563-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
solvent and organic synthesis
Heptane is a straight-chain alkane hydrocarbon primarily used as a solvent and in organic synthesis. It is also employed as a standard for octane-rating determinations, where pure normal heptane has a zero octane number.
solventorganic synthesisstandard for octane-rating determinations
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
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Safety Reference
Danger
H225Highly flammable liquid and vapour
H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
H315Causes skin irritation
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H320Causes eye irritation
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Regulatory Compliance1
- CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for HEPTANE (CAS 142-82-5) is 2901.10.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2901.10
EU CN code (8-digit)
2901 10 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
heptane
InChIKey
IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCC
Synonyms (47)
- HEPTANE
- Heptane, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- 2ygu
- Dipropyl methane
- Eptani
- Eptani [Italian]
- Exxsol heptane (Salt/Mix)
- Gettysolve-C
- Heptan
- Heptan [Polish]
- Heptane (GC grade)
- Heptane, >=99% (capillary GC)
- Heptane, ASTM
- Heptane, Laboratory Reagent
- Heptane, SAJ first grade
- Heptane, SAJ special grade
- Heptane, anhydrous
- Heptane, biotech. grade
- Heptane, p.a.
- Heptane, p.a., 88.0-92.0%
- Heptane, purification grade
- Heptane, puriss., >=99% (GC)
- Heptanen
- Heptanen [Dutch]
- Heptanes
- Heptanes (30-40 % n-heptane)
- Heptyl hydride
- Pentane, ethyl-
- Skellysolve C
- n-Heptane
- n-Heptane, anhydrous
- normal-Heptane
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