Chemistry:2-Methylnonane
2-Methylnonane (or isodecane) makes a significant portion of fuels like petrol as a fuel additive, making it essential for energy production.[1] It is useful for various applications in organic chemistry as it easily dissolves in non-polar solvents such as hexane and benzene.[1]
Its physical state is liquid and appears colorless. It smells of petroleum distillates. May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways. It is a category 3 flammable liquid and has a category 1 aspiration toxicity. 2-Methylnonane is insoluble and floats on water and evaporates slowly.[2]
2-Methylnonane is achiral as it lacks a chiral center; that is, it is an asymmetrical molecule and it cannot be superimposed on its mirror image. It represents the first among the four monomethyl nonane isomers.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2-Methylnonane | Solubility of Things". https://www.solubilityofthings.com/2-methylnonane.
- ↑ "2-Methylnonane". Thermo Fisher Scientific. https://assets.thermofisher.com/DirectWebViewer/private/document.aspx?prd=ALFAAB20849~~PDF~~MTR~~CGV4~~EN~~2025-09-25%2004:34:58~~2-Methylnonane~~.
- ↑ "GSRS". https://precision.fda.gov/ginas/app/ui/substances/6325d322-6a98-4a2e-bd2b-068a99eae398.
- ↑ Wang, Zhandong; Hansen, Nils; Jasper, Ahren W.; Chen, Bingjie; Popolan-Vaida, Denisia M.; Yalamanchi, Kiran K.; Najjar, Ahmed; Dagaut, Philippe et al. (2020-09-01). "Cool flame chemistry of diesel surrogate compounds: n-Decane, 2-methylnonane, 2,7-dimethyloctane, and n-butylcyclohexane". Combustion and Flame 219: 384–392. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.06.003. ISSN 0010-2180. Bibcode: 2020CoFl..219..384W. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001021802030208X.
- ↑ Klein, Tobias; Cui, Junwei; Kalantar, Ahmad; Chen, Jiaqi; Rausch, Michael H.; Koller, Thomas M.; Fröba, Andreas P. (2018-08-09). "Viscosity and Surface Tension of Branched Alkanes 2-Methylnonane and 4-Methylnonane". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 63 (8): 2833–2839. doi:10.1021/acs.jced.8b00163. ISSN 0021-9568. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.8b00163.
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