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Hectane is an organic compound from the class of straight-chain alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons. It has 100 carbon atoms in a single chain, without branching. Under normal conditions, it is in a solid state. The chemical formula is C100H202.[1] The number of possible structural isomers of hectane is 592,107 × 1034.

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by reacting 1-iodopentadecane with sodium metal[2] and can be recrystallized from xylene.[3]

Uses

It is used as an additive to paraffin and petroleum jelly.

References

  1. ^ Pethrick, Richard A. (1986). Polymer Yearbook. CRC Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-7186-0341-1. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Ställberg, Gunnel; Ställberg-Stenhagen, Stina; Stenhagen, Einar; Finsnes, Ernst; Sörensen, Jörgine Stene; Sörensen, Nils Andreas (1952). “Very Long Hydrocarbon Chains. I. The Synthesis of n-Dooctacontane and n-Hectane”. Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 6: 313–326. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.06-0313. ISSN 0904-213X. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ^ Anderson, N. G.; Dawson, I. M.; Robertson, John Monteath (January 1997). “The study of crystal growth with the electron microscope IV. The nucleation and growth of n-propyl n-pentacontanoate”. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 228 (1175): 539–548. doi:10.1098/rspa.1955.0067. Retrieved 11 August 2025.