2-Heptanol

2-Heptanol is a chemical compound which is an isomer of heptanol. It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.

2-Heptanol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Heptan-2-ol
Other names
s-Heptyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.041
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3 Y
    Key: CETWDUZRCINIHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C7H16O/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3
    Key: CETWDUZRCINIHU-UHFFFAOYAL
  • OC(C)CCCCC
Properties
C7H16O
Molar mass 116.201 g/mol
Density 0.817 g/mL
Melting point −30.2 °C (−22.4 °F; 243.0 K)
Boiling point 159 °C (318 °F; 432 K)
3.3 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Viscosity 3.955 mPa·s
Hazards
Flash point 71 °C (160 °F; 344 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Y verify (what is YN ?)
Infobox references

2-Heptanol is chiral, so (R)- and (S)- isomers exist.

See also

References
  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–300, 6–189, 8–109, 16–25, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.