| Boiling Point | 218–220°C at 14 mmHg |
| Melting Point | 23–25°C |
| Flash Point | >110°C (230°F) |
| Formula Weight | 233.4 |
| Chemical Name or Material | 4-n-Decylaniline |
| Molecular Weight | 233.40 g/mol |
| Solubility Information | Insoluble in water. |
| Sensitivity | Air-sensitive |
| Beilstein | 2721403 |
| Refractive Index | 1.51 |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water |
| CAS Number | 37529-30-9 |
| Empirical Formula | C16H27N |
| Beilstein/REAXYS Number | 2721403 |
4-Decylaniline combines an aniline (aminobenzene) head group with a ten-carbon alkyl chain, giving it amphiphilic character with a distinctly long hydrophobic tail. That structure is useful both for surfactant chemistry and for constructing mesogenic (liquid-crystal-forming) materials.
This compound is used as a building block in liquid-crystal materials research and specialty surfactant manufacturing, where its long alkyl chain contributes to self-assembly and phase-behavior properties relevant to advanced materials development.
