Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Icosane (alternative spelling eicosane) is an alkane with the chemical formula C20H42. It has 366319 constitutional isomers.Icosane has little use in the petrochemical industry as its high flash point makes it an inefficient fuel. n-Icosane (the straight-chain structural isomer of icosane) is the shortest compound found in paraffin waxes used to form candles.Icosane’s size state or chemical inactivity does not exclude it from the traits its smaller alkane counterparts have.
