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1-undecanol

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Also known as undecan-1-ol, undecanol, hendecanol, 1-hydroxyundecan, Hendecanoic alcohol, n-Hendecylenic alcohol, n-undecyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol

Undecanol, also known by its IUPAC name 1-undecanol or undecan-1-ol, and by its trivial names undecyl alcohol and hendecanol, is a fatty alcohol. Undecanol is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid of melting point 19 °C and boiling point 243 °C.

Chemical data

Formula
C11H24O
Molecular weight
172.31 g/mol
IUPAC name
undecan-1-ol
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCO
InChIKey
KJIOQYGWTQBHNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.6
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
fatty alcohol
Has part
oxygen
Mass
172.183
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chemical formula
C₁₁H₂₄O
canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCO
melting point
19
found in taxon
Petasites hybridus
Commons category
1-Undecanol
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Industrial uses and production
  • Natural occurrence
  • Toxicity
  • References
  • External links

Undecanol, also known by its IUPAC name 1-undecanol or undecan-1-ol, and by its trivial names undecyl alcohol and hendecanol, is a fatty alcohol. Undecanol is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid of melting point 19 °C and boiling point 243 °C.

==Industrial uses and production==

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