Nonadecane is an
alkane hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and hydrophobic, and their odors are usually weak or ...
with the
chemical formula
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CH
3(CH
2)
17CH
3, simplified to
C19 H40.
References
External links
Material Safety Data Sheet for Nonadecane* https://web.archive.org/web/20001121080200/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?NONADECANE
Alkanes
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