Heptene

1-Heptene

Names
IUPAC name hept-1-ene
Identifiers
CAS Number	592-76-7
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	11121
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.881
PubChem CID	11610
UNII	O748KJ11V7
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2060466
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3H,1,4-7H2,2H3 Key: ZGEGCLOFRBLKSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1S/C7H14/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3H,1,4-7H2,2H3
SMILES C=CCCCCC
Properties[1]
Chemical formula	C7H14
Molar mass	98.189 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.697 g/mL
Melting point	−119 °C (−182 °F; 154 K)
Boiling point	94 °C (201 °F; 367 K)
Hazards[1]
R-phrases (outdated)	R11 R36/37/38 R65
S-phrases (outdated)	S16 S26 S36 S62
Flash point	−9 °C (16 °F; 264 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Heptene is a higher olefin, or alkene with the formula C₇H₁₄. The commercial product is a liquid that is a mixture of isomers. It is used as an additive in lubricants, as a catalyst, and as a surfactant. This chemical is also known as heptylene.

A log-lin vapor pressure chart of Heptene compared with various liquids

Chemical reactions

• Free-radical reactions
• Oxidation reactions
• Dehydrocyclization reactions

Uses and Manufactures

• Einstein Theory
  • Ziegler Process
  • Second-order Elimination reactions
• intermediate material for organic synthesis

Spectroscopy

• UV Spectroscopy
• IR Spectroscopy

References

2. Carl Schaschke, 2014, A Dictionary of Chemical Engineering, Oxford University Press.

3. G. I. Nikishin, Yu. N. Ogibin & L. Kh. Rakhmatullina, 1975, ‘Peroxydisulfate-initiated reactions of 1-heptene with acetic and propionic acids’, Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Division of chemical science, volume 23, pages1479–1483

4. Yu. D. Shenin, T. V. Kotenko & A. N. Egorenkova, Nystatin. IV. 1969, The heptaene component of samples of nystatin-nursimicin, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal volume 3, pages 631–634

5. Nicholas E. Leadbeater, Cynthia B. McGowan, 2013, Experiment 2: Second-Order Elimination Reaction Preparation of Heptene from 2-Bromoheptane, Laboratory Experiments Using Microwave Heating, chapter 3

6. E. S. Mortikov, M. I. Rozengart & B. A. Kazanskii, 1968, Dehydrocyclization of n-heptenes under conditions of a pulsed system and in the usual flow-type setup, Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Division of chemical science volume 17, pages95–98(1968)