Cyclohexane

cyclohexane, hexamethylene, hexahydrobenzene

How to detect Cyclohexane

Formula: C6H12 | CAS: 110-82-7

Synonyms: cyclohexane, hexamethylene, hexahydrobenzene

Starting material for manufacture of nylon

Specification

Specification Value/Information
Formula C6H12
CAS no. 110-82-7
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV 0.64
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV 1.30
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV 3.30
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) 0.286
Molecular Weight, g/mole 84.2
Melting point, °C 7
Boiling point, °C 81
Flash point, °C -18
Upper Explosive Limit, % 9.3
Lower Explosive Limit, % 1
Specification Value/Information
Density, g.cm⁻³ 0.779
Ionisation Energy, eV 9.98
EH40 TWA, ppm 100
EH40 TWA, mg.m⁻³ 350
EH40 STEL, ppm 300
EH40 STEL, mg.m⁻³ 1050
NIOSH TWA REL, ppm 300
NIOSH TWA REL, mg.m⁻³ 1050
NIOSH IDLH, ppm 1300
OSHA TWA PEL, ppm 300
OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ 1050