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Substance: n-hexadecyl tetrasulfide			Other Names: tetrasulfide, dihexadecyl

Formula: C32H66S4					CAS-No.: 80783-01-3	PubChem: 

Study: uv absorption spectra

                
Authors: J.E. Baer, M. Carmack

Title: The ultraviolet absorption spectra of aliphatic sulfides and polysulfides

Journal/Source: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 71 (4), 1215-1218, (1949); DOI: 10.1021/ja01172a022


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 200 - 370 nm

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Phase: solution (hexane)

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Comments: The tetrasulfide shows two maxima: 300 nm (log epsilon: 3.39) and 209 nm (log epsilon: 4.19). 

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