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n-octane; octane

Name(s) n-octane; octane
Scientific name(s) n-octane; oktan; oktanen; ottani; oktanen [dutch]; heptane, methyl-
Formula C8H18
Molecular mass 114.232
IUPAC name octane
INCHI InChI=1S/C8H18/c1-3-5-7-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3
SMILE CCCCCCCC
CAS ID 111-65-9
PubChem ID 356
DrugBank ID DB02440
CHEBI ID 17590
Description Found in hop oil_x000D_ _x000D_ Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula C8H18, and the condensed structural formula CH3(CH2)6CH3. Octane has many structural isomers that differ by the amount and location of branching in the carbon chain.