Cetane number is a measure of ignition quality, specifically ignition delay, of diesel fuel. It is an engine measure of a kinetic phenomena. While it is typically inappropriate to use a thermodynamic measure, such as molecular structure, to predict kinetic behavior, molecular structure does correlate
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