Detail on a bottle of cyclohexane as used in a UK high school.

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Cyclohexane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula C6H12. Cyclohexane is used as a nonpolar solvent for the chemical industry, and also as a raw material for the industrial production of adipic acid and caprolactam, both of which being intermediates used in the production of nylon. On an industrial scale, cyclohexane is produced by reacting benzene with hydrogen.

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Size: 3624px × 2334px
Location: London UK
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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