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In a typical application, we measure
the sound velocity and compare it to a calibration curve to generate
a concentration value.
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Incoming goods inspection, product detection |
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Blending, concentration monitoring |
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Limit value monitoring
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Density and sound velocity of
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Liquid
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Chemical structure
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T [°C]
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[kg/dm3]
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v
[m/s]
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Acetal
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CH3CH(OC2H5)2
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24
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1,030
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1378
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Ethyl acetate ester
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CH4 CO.CH4 COOH2H5
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25
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1,021
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1417
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Acetone
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CH3CO.CH3
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20
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0,7992
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1192
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Acetone dicarbonic acid diethyl ester
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C.(CH2COOC2H5)2
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22
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1,085
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1348
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Acetonnitrile
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CH3CN
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20
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0,783
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1304
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Acetonylacetone
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C6H10O2
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20
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0,971
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1416
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Acetophenone
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C6H5.CO.CH3
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20
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1,026
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1496
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Acetylacetone
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C5H8O2
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20
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0,970
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1383
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Acetylchloride
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C2H3OCl
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20
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1,103
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1060
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Acetylendichloride (cis)
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CHCl = CHCl
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25
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1,262
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1025
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Acetylentretrabromide
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CHBr2.CHBr2
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20
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2,963
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1041
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Acetylentetrachloride
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CHCl2.CHCl2
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28
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1,578
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1155
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Acrolein
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C3H4O
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20
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0,841
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1207
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Adipic acid diethyl ester
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CH2.CH2.COOC2H5
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CH°2CH2.COOC2H5
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22
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1,013
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1376
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Adipinsäuredimethylester
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CH2CH2COOCH3
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CH2CH2COOCH3
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22
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1,067
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1469
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Ammonium nitrate 10%
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NH4NO3
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20
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1540
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Allychloride
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CH2CH . CH2CCl
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28
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0,937
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1088
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Formic acid
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HCOOH
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20
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1,212
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1287
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Amylether (iso)
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C5H11OC5H11
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26
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0,774
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1153
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Amylalcohole (n)
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C5H11OH
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20
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0,816
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1294
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Amylalcohole (tert.)
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(CH3)2C(OH)C2H5
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28
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0,809
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1204
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Amylacetate
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CH3COOC5H11
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26
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0,875
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1168
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Amylbromide (n)
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C5H11Br
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20
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1,223
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981
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Amylformiate
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HCOOC5H11
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26
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0,869
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1201
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Aniline
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C6H5NH2
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20
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1,022
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1656
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Ascorbic acid 30%
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C6H8O6
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20
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1578
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Bariumsulfide 120 g/l
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BaS
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50
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1591
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Benzaldehyde
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C7H6O
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20
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1,046
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1479
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Benzene
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C6H6
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20
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0,878
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1326
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Benzoylchloride
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C6H5COOCl
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28
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1,211
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1318
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Benzylacetone
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C10H12O
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20
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0,989
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1514
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Benzylalcoholee
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C7H7OH
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20
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1,045
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1540
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Benzylchloride
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C7H7Cl
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20
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1,098
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1420
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Succinic acid diethylester
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(CH2-COOC2H5)2
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22
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1,039
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1378
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Boric acid 5%
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H3BO3
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30
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1520
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Pyruvic acid
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COCH3COOH
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20
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1,267
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1471
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Bromale
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C2HOBr3
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20
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2,550
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966
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Bromnaphtaline (a)
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C10H7Br
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20
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1,487
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1372
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Bromoform
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CHBr3
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20
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2,890
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928
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Butane acid
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C3H7COOH
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20
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0,959
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1203
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Buthyl alcohole (n)
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C4H9OH
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20
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0,810
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1268
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Butyl alcohol (iso)
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(CH3)2CHCH2OH
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20
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0,802
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1222
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Butyl alcohol (tert)
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C4H10O
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20
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0,789
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1155
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Butyl acetate (n)
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CH3COOC4H9
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26
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0,871
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1271
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Butylbromide (n)
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CH3(CH2)2CH2Br
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20
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1,275
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990
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Butylchloride (n)
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C4H9Cl
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20
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0,884
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1133
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2,3 Butylenglycole
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C4H10O2
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25
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1,019
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1484
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Butylformiate
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HCOOC4H9
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24
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0,906
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1199
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Butyljodide (n)
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CH3(CH2)2CH2J
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20
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1,614
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977
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Butyl lithium
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20
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1390
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Caprolactame
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C6H11NO
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120
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1330
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Caproic acid
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C5H11COOH
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20
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0,929
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1280
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Caprylic acid
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C7H15COOH
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20
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0,910
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1331
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Carvacrole
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C10H14O
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20
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0,976
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1475
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Chinaldine
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C10H9N
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20
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1,069
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1575
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Chinoline
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C9H7N
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20
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1,093
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1600
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Chlorbenzene
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C6H5Cl
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20
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1,107
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1291
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Chlorine acidic acid ethylester
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CH2ClCOOC2H5
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26
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1,160
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1234
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Chlorine acidic acid methylester
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CH2ClCOOCH3
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26
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1,232
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1331
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a-Chlorine naphtaline
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C10H7Cl
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20
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1481
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Chloroform
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CHCl3
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20
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1,489
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1005
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o-Chlortoluol
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C7H7Cl
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20
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1,085
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1344
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m-Chlortoluol
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C7H7Cl
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20
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1,070
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1326
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p-Chlortoluol
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C7H7Cl
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20
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1,066
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1316
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Cinnamaldehyde
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C9H8O
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25
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1,112
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1554
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Citral
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C10H16O
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20
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0,859
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1442
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Crotonaldehyd
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C4H6O
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20
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0,856
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1344
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Cyclo hexane
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C6H12
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20
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0,779
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1284
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Cyclo hexanole
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C6H12O
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20
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0,962
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1493
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Cyclo hexanon
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C6H10O
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20
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0,949
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1449
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Cyclo hexen
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C6H10
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20
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0,811
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1305
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Cyclo hexylamine
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C6H13N
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20
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0,896
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1435
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Cyclo hexylchloride
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C6H11Cl
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20
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0,937
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1319
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Cyclo pentadien
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C5H6
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20
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0,805
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1421
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Cyclo pentanone
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C5H#O
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24
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0,948
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1474
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l-Decen
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C10H20
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20
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0,743
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1250
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Decyl alcohole (n)
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C10H21OH
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20
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0,829
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1402
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Decyl cloride (n)
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C10H21Cl
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20
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0,866
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1318
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Diacetone sorbose 50%
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50
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1557
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Diacetyle
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C4H6O2
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25
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0,990
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1236
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Diethyl anilin
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C6H5N(C2H5)2
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20
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0,934
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1482
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Diethylen glycole
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C4H10O3
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25
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1,116
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1586
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Diethylen glycol ethylester
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C6H14O3
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25
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0,988
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1458
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Diethylen ketone
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C2H5COOC2H5
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24
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0,813
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1314
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Dibromethylene (cis)
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CHBr . CHBr
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20
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2,246
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957
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Dibromethylene (trans)
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CHBr . CHBr
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20
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2,231
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936
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Dichloridic ethane
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C2H4Cl2
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20
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1,253
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1034
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Dichloridic ethylene (cis)
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CHCl CHCl
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20
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1,282
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1090
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Dichloridic ethylene (trans)
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CHCl CHCl
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20
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1,257
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1031
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Dichloridic benzene (m)
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C6H4Cl2
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28
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1,285
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1232
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Dichloridic benzene (o)
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C6H4Cl2
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20
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1.305
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1295
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Diglycole acid diethylester
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O(CH2COOC2H5)2
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22
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1,433
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1435
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Dimethyl amine, DMA 60%
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(CH3)2NH
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20
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0,826
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1430
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Dimethyl anilin
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C8H11N
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20
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0,956
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1509
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Dimethyl acetamid 90%
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C4H9NO
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20
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0,940
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1550
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Dimethyl benzoat
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Dimethyl formamide, DMF
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C3H7NO
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20
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0,948
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Dimethyl glutaric acid dimethylester
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C(CH3)2(COOC2H)2
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24
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1,038
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1371
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Dioxan
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C4H8O2
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20
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1,038
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1389
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Dipenten
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C10H16
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24
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0,864
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1328
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Diphenylether
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C6H5OC6H5
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24
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1,072
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1469
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Diphenyl methan
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C6H5 - CH2 - C6H5
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28
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1,006
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1501
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Di-n-propylether
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C6H14O
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20
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0,747
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1112
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n-Dodecyl alcohol
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C12H25OH
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30
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0,827
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1388
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Iron(II)-sulfat
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FeSO4
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20
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1,900
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Elaidic acid
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C18H34O2
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45
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0,873
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1346
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Acetic acid
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CH3COOH
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20
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1,049
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1150
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Acetic acid anhydryde
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(CH3CO)2O
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24
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1,975
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1384
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Ethyl ether
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C4H10O
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20
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0,714
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1008
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Ethyl alcohol
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C2H5OH
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20
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0,789
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1180
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Ethyl acetat
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CH3COOC2H5
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20
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0,900
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1176
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Ethylenoxid
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C2H4O
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26
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0,892
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1575
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Ethylbenzene
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C6H5.C2H5
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20
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0,868
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1338
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Ethylbenzylanilin
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C15H17N
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20
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1,029
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1586
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Ethylbromide
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C2H5Br
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28
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1,428
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892
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Ethylbutyrat
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C3H7 . COOC2H5
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24
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0,877
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1171
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Ethylcaprylat
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CH3(CH2)6COOC2H5
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28
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0,872
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1263
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Ethylenbromide
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C2H4Br2
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20
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2,056
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1009
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Ethylenchloride
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CH2Cl . CH2Cl
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23
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1,255
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1240
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Ethylenglycole
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C2H6O2
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20
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1,115
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1616
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Ethylenimin
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C2H5N
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24
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0,8321
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1395
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Ethylformiate
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H . COOC2H5
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24
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1,103
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1721
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Ethyljodid
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C2H5J
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20
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1,940
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869
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Ethylcarbonate
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CO(OC2H5)2
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28
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0,977
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1173
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Ethylphenylketone
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C9H10O
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20
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1,009
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1498
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Ethylphthalate
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C6H4(COOC2H5)2
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23
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1,121
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1471
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Ethylpropionate
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C2H5COOC2H5
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23
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0,884
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1185
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Fluoridic acid
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HF
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0
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1,200
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1362
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Formaldehyd 60%
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CH2O
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85
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1,103
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1516
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Formanide
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CH3NO
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20
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1,139
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1550
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Furmaric acid
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C4H4O4
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20
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1,051
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1303
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Furfurylalcohol
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C5H6O2
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25
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1,135
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1450
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Geranylacetate
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C12H20O2
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28
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0,915
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1328
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Glycerin
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C3H8O3
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20
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1,261
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1923
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Hemellithole
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C9H12
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20
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0,887
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1372
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Heptane (n)
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C7H16
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20
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0,684
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1162
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Heptanone
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C7H14O
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20
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0,814
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1207
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1-Heptene
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C7H14
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20
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0,699
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1128
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Heptyl alcohol (n)
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C7H15OH
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20
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0,823
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1341
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Hexamethylen diaminadipinat
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20
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1,201
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2060
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Hexane
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C6H14
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20
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0,654
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1083
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Hexylalcohol (n)
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C6H13OH
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20
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0,820
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1322
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Hexylchloride (n)
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C6H13Cl
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20
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0,872
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