CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | 1-hexene appears as a clear colorless liquid with a petroleum like odor. Flash point -9 °F. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. Used as a solvent, paint thinner, and chemical reaction medium. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Boiling Point | 146.3 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Melting Point | -219.6 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Flash Point | -15 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Solubility | Very sol in ethanol, ethyl ether, benzene, and petroleum ether |
| Density | 0.673 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density | 3.0 (Air= 1) |
| Vapor Pressure | 184.0 [mmHg] |
| LogP | log Kow= 3.39 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 521 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes. |
| Viscosity | 0.39 sq mm/s |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.3837 at 20 °C/D |
| Kovats Retention Index | 588.4 584 596.84 584.67 584.79 585 585 589 602 591.2 590 588.96 581 588 589 589 589.4 590 588.9 598 589 589 590 588 588 588 589 589 589 589 593 585 583.5 584.5 585.2 586.2 587.1 588.2 589.1 589.4 589.7 590 590 590.4 596 589 589 589 593 589 589 583 585 585 592 593 585 584 585 589 584 584.7 588.8 591 583 588 589 588 585.32 586.7 589 585.1 590 587 587 584 588 584 585 587 590 592 585 584 592 592 600 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Hydroxyl radical rate constant= 3.75X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Aliphatics, Unsaturated |
SAFETY INFORMATION
| Signal word | Danger |
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| Pictogram(s) |
 Flame Flammables GHS02  Health Hazard GHS08 |
| GHS Hazard Statements |
H225:Flammable liquids H304:Aspiration hazard |
| Precautionary Statement Codes |
P210:Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking. P233:Keep container tightly closed. P240:Ground/bond container and receiving equipment. P241:Use explosion-proof electrical/ventilating/lighting/…/equipment. P331:Do NOT induce vomiting. P301+P310:IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 84.16 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 3.4 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 84.093900383 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 84.093900383 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 29 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
1-hexene appears as a clear colorless liquid with a petroleum like odor. Flash point -9 °F. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air. Used as a solvent, paint thinner, and chemical reaction medium.