Table 1 Source, purity and physical properties of study compounds
From: Hydrocarbon molar water solubility predicts NMDA vs. GABAA receptor modulation
Compound | CAS# | MW (amu) | Pvap(mmHg) | Solubility (M) | Carbon (#) | Volume (Ã…3) | Source | Purity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohols | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-decanol | 112-30-1 | 158.28 | 1.48 × 10−2 | 6.5 × 10−4 | 10 | 317 | Aldrich | >99 |
 1-undecanol | 112-42-5 |  | 5.10 × 10−3 | 1.7 × 10−4 | 11 | 344 | Acros | 98 |
 1-dodecanol | 112-53-8 | 172.31 186.33 | 2.09 × 10−3 | 4.1 × 10−5 | 12 | 372 | TCI | 99 |
Alkanes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 butane | 106-97-8 | 58.12 | 1.92 × 103 | 1.4 × 10−3 | 4 | 156 | Matheson | 99.99 |
 pentane | 109-66-0 | 72.15 | 5.27 × 102 | 4.3 × 10−4 | 5 | 184 |  | >99 |
 hexane | 110-54-3 | 86.18 | 1.51 × 102 | 1.2 × 10−4 | 6 | 211 | Aldrich Acros | >99 |
Aldehydes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 octanal | 124-13-0 | 128.21 | 2.07 × 100 | 5.4 × 10−3 | 8 | 262 | Aldrich | 99 |
 nonanal | 124-19-6 | 142.24 | 5.32 × 10− | 2.3 × 10−3 | 9 | 289 | Aldrich | 95 |
 decanal | 112-31-2 | 156.27 | 1 | 9.8 × 10−4 | 10 | 316 | Aldrich | 98 |
 undecanal | 112-44-7 | 170.29 | 2.07 × 10−1 8.32 × 10−2 | 4.2 × 10−4 | 11 | 344 | Aldrich | 97 |
Alkenes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-pentene | 109-67-1 | 70.13 | 6.37 × 102 | 1.4 × 10−3 | 5 | 176 | Aldrich | 99 |
 1-hexene | 592-41-6 | 84.16 | 1.88 × 102 | 4.2 × 10−4 | 6 | 203 | Aldrich | >99 |
 Alkynes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 1-hexyne | 693-02-7 | 82.14 | 1.35 × 102 | 2.9 × 10−3 | 6 | 184 | Aldrich | 97 |
 1-heptyne | 628-71-7 | 96.17 | 4.35 × 101 | 6.6 × 10−4 | 7 | 212 | Acros | 99 |
 1-octyne | 629-05-0 | 110.2 | 1.44 × 101 | 1.9 × 10−4 | 8 | 239 | Acros | 99 |
Amines | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-octadecanamine | 124-30-1 | 269.51 | 4.88 × 10−5 | 1.3 × 10−3 | 18 | 546 | TCI | 97 |
 1-eicosanamine | 10525-37-8 | 297.56 | 8.96 × 10−6 | 2.7 × 10−4 | 20 | 601 | Rambus | 95 |
Benzenes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1,3-dimethylbenzene | 108-38-3 | 106.17 | 7.61 × 100 | 1.2 × 10−3 | 8 | 202 | Aldrich | >99 |
 1,3-diethylbenzene | 141-93-5 | 134.22 | 1.15 × 100 | 6.6 × 10−5 | 10 | 257 | Fluka | >99 |
Cycloalkanes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 cyclopentane | 287-92-3 | 70.13 | 3.14 × 102 | 3.3 × 10−3 | 5 | 147 | Aldrich | >99 |
 cyclohexane | 110-82-7 | 84.16 | 9.37 × 101 | 1.0 × 10−3 | 6 | 176 | Aldrich | >99.7 |
Ethers | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 dibutylether | 142-96-1 | 130.23 | 7.10 × 100 | 1.6 × 10−2 | 8 | 277 | Aldrich | 99.3 |
 dipentylether | 693-65-2 |  | 1.00 × 100 | 3.0 × 10−3 | 10 | 331 | Fluka | >98.5 |
 dihexylether | 112-58-3 | 158.28 186.33 | 1.48 × 10−1 | 5.8 × 10−4 | 12 | 386 | Aldrich | 97 |
Esters | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 ethyl heptanoate | 106-30-9 | 158.24 | 6.02 × 10−1 | 5.4 × 10−3 | 9 | 299 | MP Bio | 99 |
 ethyl octanoate | 106-32-1 |  | 2.24 × 10−1 | 2.1 × 10−3 | 10 | 327 | Aldrich | >99 |
 ethyl decanoate | 110-38-3 | 172.26 200.32 | 3.39 × 10−2 | 4.4 × 10−4 | 12 | 381 | TCI | 98 |
Haloalkanes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-fluoropentane | 592-50-7 | 90.14 | 1.84 × 102 | 3.9 × 10−3 | 5 | 193 | Aldrich | 98 |
 1-fluorohexane | 373-14-8 | 104.17 | 6.06 × 101 | 1.2 × 10−3 | 6 | 220 | Acros | >99 |
 1-fluoroctane | 463-11-6 | 132.22 | 7.09 × 100 | 1.3 × 10−4 | 8 | 275 | Aldrich | 98 |
Ketones | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 2-decanone | 693-54-9 | 156.27 | 2.48 × 10−1 | 3.2 × 10−3 | 10 | 316 | TCI | >99 |
 2-undecanone | 112-12-9 |  | 9.78 × 10−2 | 1.4 × 10−3 | 11 | 343 | Acros | 98 |
 2-dodecanone | 6175-49-1 | 170.29 184.32 | 3.96 × 10−2 | 5.8 × 10−4 | 12 | 371 | TCI | 95 |
Sulfides | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-(ethylthio)-hexane | 7309-44-6 | 146.29 | 8.16 × 10−1 | 2.8 × 10−3 | 8 | 289 | Pfaltz | 97 |
 1-(ethylthio)-octane | 3698-94-0 | 174.35 | 1.08 × 10−1 | 5.0 × 10−4 | 10 | 344 | Pfaltz | 97 |
Thiols | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1-pentanethiol | 110-66-7 | 104.21 | 1.42 × 101 | 1.5 × 10−3 | 5 | 207 | Aldrich | 98 |
 1-hexanethiol | 111-31-9 | 118.24 | 4.50 × 100 | 5.1 × 10−4 | 6 | 235 | TCI | 96 |