Tetracosane

Tetracosane

Names
IUPAC name Tetracosane
Identifiers
CAS Number	646-31-1 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:32936 Y
ChemSpider	12072 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.010.432
PubChem CID	12592
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8060955
InChI InChI=1S/C24H50/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-24H2,1-2H3 Y Key: POOSGDOYLQNASK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C24H50/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-24H2,1-2H3
SMILES C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C24H50
Molar mass	338.65 g/mol
Melting point	49-51 °C
Boiling point	391 °C
Hazards
Flash point	110 °C
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Tetracosane, also called tetrakosane, is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula H(CH₂)₂₄H. As with other alkanes, its name is derived from Greek for the number of carbon atoms, 24, in the molecule. It has 14,490,245 constitutional isomers.

n-Tetracosane, is found in mineral called evenkite in the Evenki Region on Lower Tunguska River in Siberia and the Bucnik quarry near Konma in eastern Moravia, in former Czechoslovakia. Evenkite is found as colourless flakes and is reported to fluoresce yellow-orange.

A sample of evenkite, the mineral form of n-tetracosane

See also

• List of alkanes

External links

• NIST Entry