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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name Octan-2-ol | |
Other names 2-Octanol 2-Octyl alcohol 1-Methyl-1-heptanol sec-Capryl alcohol Methylhexylcarbinol sec-Caprylic alcohol | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) | |
1719322 | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.244 |
EC Number |
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131016 | |
PubChem CID | |
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Properties | |
C8H18O | |
Molar mass | 130.231 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid with characteristic odour [1] |
Density | 0.820 7 (g/cm3) (20°C) [2] |
Melting point | −38 °C (−36 °F; 235 K) [3] |
Boiling point | 178.5 °C (353.3 °F; 451.6 K) [3] |
1.120 g/L [4] | |
log P | 2.9 [4] |
Vapor pressure | 0.031 mbar (20 °C) 0.11 mbar (30 °C) 0.9 mbar (50 °C) [4] |
Henry's law constant (kH) | 1.23·10−4 atm-m3/mol [4] |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.426 (20 °C) [5] |
Viscosity | 6.2 cP [6] |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) | 330.1 (J/mol*K) (298.5K) [1] |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Eye hazards | 2 [4] |
Skin hazards | 2 [4] |
GHS labelling: [4] | |
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Warning | |
H226, H315, H319, H411, H412 | |
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P273, P280, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P370+P378, P391, P403+P235, P501 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Flash point | 71 °C (160 °F; 344 K) [4] |
265 °C (509 °F; 538 K) [4] | |
Explosive limits | 0.8 % v/v (lower) 7.4 % v/v (upper) [4] |
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LD50 (median dose) | >3.2 g/kg (rat, oral) 4 g/kg (mouse, oral) [7] |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | Flinn Scientific |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
2-Octanol (octan-2-ol, 2-OH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)(CH2)5CH3. 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.
2-Octanol is produced commercially by base-cleavage of ricinoleic acid. [8] The coproduct is a mixture of sebacic acid ((C8H16CO2H)2). Castor oil, which consists mainly of triglycerides of ricinoleic acid, is the main feedstock. [9] [10]
2-Octanol is mainly used as:
It can also be used as a chemical intermediate for production of various other chemicals: