Cycloheptane is used as a nonpolar solvent for the chemical industry and as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs. It can be used to get fluorocycloheptane.
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Applications
Cycloheptane is used as a nonpolar solvent for the chemical industry and as an intermediate in the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs. It can be used to get fluorocycloheptane.
Solubility
Soluble in water 30 mg @ 20°C.
Notes
Store in cool, dry place in a well sealed container. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Leo A. Paquette; Won Hun Ham. Total synthesis of the marine sesquiterpenes dactylol and africanol. De novo construction of a cyclooctanoid natural product from cycloheptane precursors. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1987, 109 (10), 3025-3036.
- A A Toropov; A P Toropova; I Raska. QSPR modeling of octanol/water partition coefficient for vitamins by optimal descriptors calculated with SMILES. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2008, 43 (4), 714-740.