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2-hexanol
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2-Hexanol (hexan-2-ol) is a six-carbon alcohol in which the hydroxy group (OH) is located on the second carbon atom. Its chemical formula is C6H14O or C6H13OH. It is an isomer of the other hexanols. 2-Hexanol has a chiral center and can be resolved into two different enantiomers.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H14O
- Molecular weight
- 102.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexan-2-ol
- SMILES
- CCCCC(C)O
- InChIKey
- QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 102.104
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₄O
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCC(C)O
- Commons category
- 2-Hexanol
- ionization energy
- 9.80
- boiling point
- 138
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2-Hexanol (hexan-2-ol) is a six-carbon alcohol in which the hydroxy group (OH) is located on the second carbon atom. Its chemical formula is C6H14O or C6H13OH. It is an isomer of the other hexanols. 2-Hexanol has a chiral center and can be resolved into two different enantiomers.
Its toxicity is based on metabolism to hexane-2,5-dione.
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