CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | 1-decene is a colorless watery liquid with a pleasant odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999) |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Odor | PLEASANT |
| Boiling Point | 339.1 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Melting Point | -87.3 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Flash Point | 128 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Solubility | Miscible in ethanol and ethyl ether |
| Density | 0.741 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density | 4.84 (Air= 1) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1.67 [mmHg] |
| LogP | log Kow= 5.70 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 455 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Viscosity | 1.09 sq mm/sec @ 20 °C |
| Heat of Combustion | -19,107 BTU/LB = -10,615 CAL/G |
| Heat of Vaporization | 119 BTU/LM = 65.9 CAL/G = 2.76X10+5 JOULES/KG |
| Surface Tension | 24 DYNES/CM = 0.025 N/M @ 20 °C |
| Odor Threshold | Odor Threshold Low: 7.0 [mmHg] [CAMEO] Odor threshold from HSDB |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4215 @ 20 °C |
| Kovats Retention Index | 987 993 985 988 988.74 988.81 988.83 988 988 989 990 992.5 988 989 989 989 988.6 990 992 990 988 989 988 989 990 997 989 991 991 992 992 989 989 991 982 988 988 992.7 988 988 988 987 |
| Other Experimental Properties | LIQUID-WATER INTERFACIAL TENSION: 28 DYNES/CM= 0.028 N/M @ 22.7 °C; RATIO OF SPECIFIC HEATS OF VAPOR (GAS): 1.039 |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Aliphatics, Unsaturated |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 140.27 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 5.7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 7 |
| Exact Mass | 140.156500638 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 140.156500638 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 64.4 |
| 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-decene is a colorless watery liquid with a pleasant odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999)