agency

meets USP/NF

Quality Level

100

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C)
83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

product line

OmniSolv^®

assay

≥99% n-heptane basis
≥99.9% (saturated C7 hydrocarbons)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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impurities

≤0.01% Water (H₂O)
≤5 ng/L Capillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)

evapn. residue

≤1 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -4 °C

solubility

0.05 g/L

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV cutoff

≤197 nm

UV absorption

λ: 197 nm A_max: ≤1.00
λ: 200 nm A_max: ≤0.50
λ: 210 nm A_max: ≤0.25
λ: 220 nm A_max: ≤0.10
λ: 230 nm A_max: ≤0.05
λ: 250 nm A_max: ≤0.01
λ: 260 nm A_max: ≤0.01
λ: 270 nm A_max: ≤0.005
λ: 300 nm A_max: ≤0.005

greener alternative category

Aligned

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C7H16/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Heptane is an environmentally preferable solvent compared to hexane and thus align with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.

HX0078P-1 is packaged in poly coated glass bottles

Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs OmniSolv^®

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Assay (n-heptane)99.0% minAssay (saturated C7 hydrocarbons)99.9% minBoiling range94.5-99.0°CCapillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)5ng/L maxColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue1ppm maxFiltered through 0.2 µm filterTo pass testFluorescence (as quinine base)250ppt maxFormClear liquidInfrared SpectrumConforms to standardUV Abs. at 197 nm1.00AU maxUV Abs. at 200 nm0.50AU maxUV Abs. at 210 nm0.25AU maxUV Abs. at 220 nm0.10AU maxUV Abs. at 230 nm0.05AU maxUV Abs. at 250 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 260 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 270 nm0.005AU maxUV Abs. at 300 nm0.005AU maxUV Cut-off197nm maxWater (H2O)0.01% max

OMNISOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany