U.S. Geological Survey home page

USGS Spectral Library Version 7 Sample Description

Kokaly, R.F., Clark, R.N., Swayze, G.A., Livo, K.E., Hoefen, T.M., Pearson, N.C., Wise, R.A., Benzel, W.M., Lowers, H.A., Driscoll, R.L., and Klein, A.J., 2017, USGS Spectral Library Version 7: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1035, 61 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ds1035
For more information on the library, see: local link web link

TITLE: Nonane SA-74252 DESCRIPT

DOCUMENTATION_FORMAT: VOLATILE

SAMPLE_ID: Nonane SA-74252

MATERIAL_TYPE: Alkane Derivative

MATERIAL: Nonane

FORMULA: C9H20

FORMULA_HTML: C9H20

COLLECTION_LOCALITY: Purchased from Sigma Aldrich chemistry

COLLECTION_LATITUDE: Not Available # degrees and decimal minutes (N or S)

COLLECTION_LONGITUDE: Not Available # degrees and decimal minutes (W or E)

DATUM: Not Available # coordinate datum

ORIGINAL_DONOR:

CURRENT_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Spectroscopy Lab, Denver, CO

ULTIMATE_SAMPLE_LOCATION: USGS Spectroscpy Lab, Denver, CO

SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION:

Colorless, clear liquid
Other Names: Nonane, n-Nonane, Nonyl hydride
CAS #: 111-84-2
Sigma Aldrich Product #: 74252 (Fluka Chemika, discontinued)
Sigma Aldrich Lot and Filling Code: 453776/1 41004112
Sigma Aldrich Analysis
APPEARANCE Colorless, clear liquid
PURITY (GC AREA %) 99.4% Rel
DENSITY D20/4 0.718
REFRACTIVE INDEX N20/D 1.406
INFRARED SPECTRUM Conforms

Spectrum was published in:
Clark, R.N., Curchin, J.M., Hoefen, T.M., and Swayze, G.A., 2009, Reflectance spectroscopy of organic compounds I: Alkanes: Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, p. E03001, doi:10.1029/2008JE003150. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JE003150.shtml
it is consistent in the alkane series.

IMAGE_OF_SAMPLE: Not Available

END_SAMPLE_DESCRIPTION.

XRD_ANALYSIS:

END_XRD_ANALYSIS.

COMPOSITIONAL_ANALYSIS_TYPE: Analysis done by Sigma Aldrich, The Certificate of Analysis can be found on the Sigma Aldrich Website using the Product and Lot Numbers.

COMPOSITION_TRACE: None

COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION:

END_COMPOSITION_DISCUSSION.

MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION:

END_MICROSCOPIC_EXAMINATION.

SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION: C

Spectrum was published in:
Clark, R.N., Curchin, J.M., Hoefen, T.M., and Swayze, G.A., 2009, Reflectance spectroscopy of organic compounds I: Alkanes: Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, p. E03001, doi:10.1029/2008JE003150. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2008JE003150.shtml
it is consistent in the alkane series.

END_SPECTROSCOPIC_DISCUSSION.

SPECTRAL_PURITY: 1a2a3a4_ # 1= 0.2-3, 2= 1.5-6, 3= 6-25, 4= 20-150 microns