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2-octanol
Sign in to saveAlso known as secondary caprylic alcohol, 1-methylheptyl alcohol, 1-methyl-1-heptanol, s-octyl alcohol, sec-caprylic alcohol, sec-octyl alcohol, 2-octyl alcohol, hexylmethylcarbinol
2-Octanol (octan-2-ol, 2-OH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless oily liquid that is poorly soluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents. 2-Octanol is classified fatty alcohol. A secondary alcohol, it is chiral.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H18O
- Molecular weight
- 130.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- octan-2-ol
- SMILES
- CCCCCCC(C)O
- InChIKey
- SJWFXCIHNDVPSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.9
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
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- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCC(C)O
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₈O
- Commons category
- 2-Octanol
- found in taxon
- tomato
- melting point
- -32
- boiling point
- 179.88
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Production
- Uses
- See also
- Notes
- References
2-Octanol (octan-2-ol, 2-OH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless oily liquid that is poorly soluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents. 2-Octanol is classified fatty alcohol. A secondary alcohol, it is chiral.
== Production == 2-Octanol is produced commercially by base-cleavage of ricinoleic acid. The coproduct is a mixture of sebacic acid (). Castor oil, which consists mainly of triglycerides of ricinoleic acid, is the main feedstock.
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