Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Hex
ane
:
Any
alkane
of
formula
C
6
H
14
. When
unbranched
it is called
n
-hex
ane
. There are five hex
ane
isomers
. A mixture of hex
ane
isomers
, or pure
n
-hex
ane
, is a common
nonpolar solvent
.
Molecular Structure
of
n
-Hex
ane
Kekule structure
Bond-line structure
Ball and stick model
Space filling model
Related terms:
Hydrocarbon
,
aliphatic
,
methane
,
ethane
,
propane
,
butane
,
pentane
,
heptane
,
octane
,
nonane
,
decane
,
undecane
,
dodecane
,
cyclohexane
,
benzene
,
petroleum ether
,
pet ether
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