• Identifiers

    CAS number
    110-54-3

    Molecular formula
    C6H14

    SMILES
    CCCCCC

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Health Hazard
    Health

    Environmental Hazard
    Environmental

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 600.0
    • Carbowax: 600.0
  • Odor profile

    sweet 71.77%
    ethereal 59.76%
    gassy 52.37%
    solvent 30.94%
    musty 27.43%
    fresh 22.25%
    alcoholic 20.21%
    pungent 19.46%
    fishy 17.07%
    fermented 16.59%

    Scent© AI

    Odor threshold>

    • Odor Threshold Low: 65.0 [mmHg]. Odor Threshold High: 248.0 [mmHg]. Odor threshold from AIHA
    • 0.0064 mg/l

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.9 Well soluble in BB, DEP, IAA

    Molecular weight
    86.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 167.5606 hPa @ 20°C
    • 209.5717 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra fast

    Melting point expt.

    • -139 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -95.35 °C
    • -93.5 °C
    • -95 °C
    • -139 °F
    • -219 °F

    Boiling point

    • 156 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 68.73 °C
    • 68.70 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 69 °C
    • 156 °F

    Flash point expt.

    • -9.4 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • -7 °F
    • -7 °F (-22 °C) (Closed cup)
    • -22 °C c.c.

    Solubility expt.

    • less than 1 mg/mL at 61.7 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 9.5 mg/L at 25 °C
    • 9.5 to 13 mg/L at 20 °C in distilled water, 75.5 mg/L at 20 °C in salt water
    • Very soluble in ethanol; soluble in ethyl ether, chloroform
    • Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, and ether
    • 0.0095 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.0013 (practically insoluble)
    • 0.002%

  • Synonyms

    • HEXANE
    • n-Hexane
    • 110-54-3
    • Esani
    • Gettysolve-B
    • Skellysolve B
    • Hexyl hydride
    • hexan
    • Dipropyl
    • Hexanen
NaN of -Infinity
Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
No restriction
Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Annual wormwood (China) 1 84775-74-6 Artemisia annua L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.12%
Celery plant 8015-90-5 Apium graveolens L. var. dulce, fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 0.1%
Thyme 5 8007-46-3 Thymus vulgaris L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 2.6%
Carob bean extract 1 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.5%
Truffle, Asian Tuber indicum Cooke et Mass. (T. himalayense Zhang-Minter),fam.Ascomycetae 1.0%