Octane

:This article is about the chemical compound. For the Transformers character, see Octane (Transformers), and for the SGI machines, SGI Octane. For the gasoline rating sytem, see Octane rating

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Octane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)6CH3. It has many isomers.

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One of the isomers, iso-octane or 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, is of major importance, as it has been selected as the 100 point on the octane rating scale, with n-heptane as the zero point. Octane ratings are ratings used to represent the anti-knock performance of petroleum-based fuels (Octane is less likely to prematurely combust under pressure than heptane), given as the percentage of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane in an 2,2,4-trimethylpentane / n-heptane mixture that would have the same performance. It is an important constituent of gasoline.

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Transformers: Transformer or Transformers may refer to:...

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