Hexadecylamine
ALDRICH/445312 - 98%
Synonym: 1-Aminohexadecane; Cetylamine; HAD
CAS Number: 143-27-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C16H35N
Molecular Weight: 241.46
EC Number: 205-596-8
MDL Number: MFCD00008158
Linear Formula: CH3(CH2)15NH2
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 98% |
| bp | 330 °C (lit.) |
| form | solid |
| functional group | amine |
| InChI | 1S/C16H35N/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7 |
| InChI key | FJLUATLTXUNBOT-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 43-45 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN |
| vapor pressure | <1 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Hexadecylamine (HDA) can be used: • To prepare a mixture of hexadecylamine-trioctylph • As a capping agent in the synthesis of copper nanocrystals with different shapes by reducing CuCl2 with glucose. • As an organophilic alkylamine in organoclay in the preparation of a polyimide nanocomposite. • To form a membrane with vanadium oxide (V2O5/HDA) as the sensing layer of the extended gate H+-ion sensitive field effect transistor (EGFET) device. • As both reducing and stabilizing agent in the preparation of HDA capped Au and Ag nanoparticles applicable in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). • As a template in the synthesis of MCM-41 analog silica beads. • Along with lauric acid used in the preparation of cobalt (Co) nanorod superlattices with magnetic properties. |
| Packaging: | 5, 25 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H304 - H373 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 - P301 + P310 + P331 - P314 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3259PSN1 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Purity | 98% |
| bp | 330 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 43-45 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



