N-hexane wani fili ne na kwayoyin halitta tare da dabarar C6H14, mallakar madaidaicin sarkar madaidaicin hydrocarbons, wanda aka samu.daga tsattsauran rabe-rabe na danyen mai, ruwa mara launi mai kamshi na musamman.Yana da maras tabbas, kusan ba zai iya narkewaa cikin ruwa, mai narkewa a cikin chloroform, ether, ethanol [1].An fi amfani da shi azaman ƙarfi, irin su kayan aikin hako mai, propylenepolymerization ƙarfi, roba da kuma Paint sauran ƙarfi, pigment thinner.[2] Ana amfani da shi wajen hako mai daga waken soya, shinkafa shinkafa,auduga da sauran mai da kayan kamshi.Bugu da ƙari, isomerization na n-hexane yana ɗaya daga cikin mahimman matakai don
samar da abubuwan jituwa na babban mai octane.