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n-hexane
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Definition
: Six-carbon saturated hydrocarbon group of the methane series. Include isomers and derivatives. Various polyneuropathies are caused by hexane poisoning.
does not include hexenes (
Other names
Isohexanes
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n-hexane [ n-hexane, 1-(13)C-labeled cpd,n-hexane, 2-(13)C-labeled cpd,n-hexane, 3-(13)C-labeled cpd ]
RN given refers to parent cpd
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*Hexanes
Pharma Action
Adhesives
Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 1980;29(1):129