1-Phenylheptane, also known as heptylbenzene, is an organic building block primarily utilized in chemical synthesis and as a stationary phase component in high-temperature liquid chromatography. This compound is capable of forming charge-transfer complexes with materials such as fluoranil and 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene.
- Assay: 98%
- Molecular weight: 176.30 g/mol
- Density: 0.86 g/cm3
- Boiling point: 233 °C
- Melting point: -48 °C
- Refractive index: 1.485 n20/D
- Physical state: Clear, colourless liquid
- Applications: Used in zirconia and titania based stationary phase capillary HTLC to separate alkyl benzene derivatives