MUSCAT CHEMICAL TAG::
Clear colourless liquid with a characteristic odour. Solubility: 30% solution in methanol is clear and colourless.
N HEXANE 99% FOR SYNTHESIS Incompatible with dinitrogen tetraoxide. Store in a cool and dry environment.
n-Hexane is used as a solvent to extract edible oils from seed and vegetable crops. Commercial grades of hexane are used as solvents for glues, varnishes, and inks, cleaning agent (degreaser) in the printing industry, liquid in low temperature thermometers. Other uses are as fuels and fuel additives, intermediates and laboratory chemicals.
N HEXANE 99% FOR SYNTHESIS at doses of 1760 mg/m3 (500 ppm) or more, but synthesis in human lymphocytes exposed to n-hexane (99% pure) in 1%.