Decahydronaphthalene is widely used as an industrial solvent for resins and fuel additives. It is a substitute for turpentine in lacquers, shoe polishes and waxes.
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Applications
Decahydronaphthalene is widely used as an industrial solvent for resins and fuel additives. It is a substitute for turpentine in lacquers, shoe polishes and waxes.
Solubility
Miscible with acetone, benzene, ether, methanol, aniline, decalin, chloroform, butanol and ethanol. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Store in cool place. Air, light and heat sensitive. Heat and light accelerate peroxide formation. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
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Lindemann, C.; Suchaux, P. D.; Naccoul, R. A.; Mokbel, I.; Malicet, V.; Jacques, J. Liquid-Liquid Equilibria at Three Temperatures (between 280.15 K and 333.15 K) of Binary, Ternary, and Quaternary Systems Involving Monoethylene Glycol, Water, Cyclohexane, para-Xylene, trans- and cis-Dimethylcyclohexane, and trans- and cis-Decahydronaphthalene. J. Chem. Eng. Data 2014, 59 (11), 3749-3755.