2-Hexanol[1]
2-Hexanol molecule (R isomer)
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexan-2-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3
    Key: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYAA
  • OC(C)CCCC
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.177 g·mol−1
Density 0.81 g/mL
Melting point −23 °C (−9 °F; 250 K)
Boiling point 140 °C (284 °F; 413 K)
14 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
-392.0 kJ·mol−1 (liquid)
-333.5 kJ·mol−1 (gas)
Hazards
Flash point 45 °C (113 °F; 318 K)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–310, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ "2-Hexanol". Chemspider.
  3. ^ Stephen R. Clough, Leyna Mulholland (2005). "Hexane". Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second ed.). ISBN 978-0-12-369400-3.


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