(COMPLEX NORMAL PARAFFIN)

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CARBON
NUMBER

      NAME

FORMULA
(MOL WT.)

MELTING
POINT

BOILING
POINT

CAS RN

C(8)

      n-Octane

C₈H₁₈ (114.23)

-57 C/-70.6 F

126 C/258.8 F

111-65-9

C(10)

      n-Decane

C₁₀H₂₂ (142.28)

-30 C/-22 F

174 C/345.2 F

124-18-5

C(12) 

      n-Dodecane

C₁₂H₂₆ (170.34)

-9.5 C/14.9 F

216 C/420.8 F

112-40-3

C(14)

      n-Tetradecane

C₁₄H₃₀ (198.39)

6 C/42.8 F

254 C/489.2 F

629-59-4

C(16)

      n-Hexadecane

C₁₆H₃₄ (226.44)

18 C/64.4 F

287 C/548.6 F

544-76-3

C(18)

      n-Octadecane

C₁₈H₃₈ (254.50)

28 C/82.4 F

316 C/600.8 F

593-45-3

C(20)

      n-Eicosane

C₂₀H₄₂ (282.55)

37 C/98.6 F

343 C/649.4 F

112-95-8

C(22)

      n-Docosane

C₂₂H₄₆ (310.61)

44.5 C/112.10 F

368.5C/695.3F

629-97-0

C(24)

      n-Tetracosane

C₂₄H₅₀ (338.66)

52 C/125.6 F

391 C/735.8 F

646-31-1