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| Preferred IUPAC name Decane-1,10-diol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.614 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H22O2 | |
| Molar mass | 174.284 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White solid [1] |
| Density | 0.891 g·cm−3 (80 °C) [1] |
| Melting point | 72–75 °C [1] 81.7 °C [2] Heat of fusion = 44.0 kJ·mol−1 (252.6 J·g−1). [2] |
| Boiling point | 297 °C (1013 hPa) [1] 170 °C (11 hPa) [1] |
| Poorly soluble [3] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
1,10-Decanediol is an organic compound diol with the chemical formula (HOCH2(CH2)8CH2OH. It is a white solid with limited solubility in water. [1] [3] The molecular configuration of 1,10-decanediol is described as having a zigzag conformation. [4]
It is traditionally synthesized by reduction of diesters of sebacic acid, which are readily obtained from natural sources. One method is the Bouveault-Blanc reduction. [5]
Other more specialized reagents have been used such as sodium borohydride/cerium(III) chloride. [6] The electrochemical reduction of diethyl sebacate in liquid ammonia can yield 1,10-decanediol. [7]
Other sebacic acid precursor have been used such as diethyl dithiosebacate with tetrabutylammonium borohydride [8] and sebacic acid itself and diisopropyltitanium(III) borohydride. [9]
The bromination of 1,10-decanediol yields 1,10-dibromodecane, [10] whereas the reaction with thionyl chloride results in the formation of 1,10-dichlorodecane. [11] The reaction involving 1,10-decanediol, iodine, and ammonia results in the formation of sebaconitrile. [12]
Pyrolysis of poly(1,10-decylenecarbonate), the polycarbonate derived from 1,10-decanediol, gives 9-decenol as described by the following idealized equation: [13]
1,10-Decanediol, along with its isomers 1,9-decanediol and 1,2-decanediol, functions as an inhibitor of soil nitrification. [14] This inhibition can mitigate nitrogen loss from soil and prevent the environmental issues associated with nitrification in agricultural settings. [14] Furthermore, these diols exhibit a significant inhibitory effect on nitrite-forming microorganisms, even at low concentrations. [14]