2-Octanol

• Formula: C₈H₁₈O
• Molecular weight: 130.2279
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8(2)9/h8-9H,3-7H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SJWFXCIHNDVPSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-96-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 2-Octanol
• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Octanol, (R)-
  • 2-Octanol, (S)-
• Other names: β-Octyl alcohol; n-Octan-2-ol; sec-Caprylic alcohol; sec-Octyl alcohol; Capryl alcohol; Hexylmethylcarbinol; Methylhexylcarbinol; 1-Methyl-1-heptanol; 1-Methylheptyl alcohol; 2-Octyl alcohol; Octanol-2; 2-Hydroxyoctane; s-Octyl alcohol; Octan-2-ol; 2-Octanol, (.+/-.)-; 1-Methylheptanol; 2-Hydroxy-n-octane; NSC 14759; methylheptanol
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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

References

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Puzitskii, Bulanova, et al., 1970
Puzitskii, K.V.; Bulanova, T.F.; Bin, Y.Y.; Eidus, Y.T., Synthesis of C7-C9 2,2- and 3,3-Dimethylalkanes from Saturated C6-C9 Normal Alcohols, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1970, 1970, 1872. [all data]

Lecat, 1943
Lecat, M., Azeotropes of Ethyl Urethane and other Azeotropes, C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1943, 217, 273. [all data]

Lecat, 1927
Lecat, M., New binary azeotropes: 6th list, Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Ser. B, 1927, 47, 63-71. [all data]

Lecat, 1926
Lecat, M., New binary azeotropes: 3rd list, Ann. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles, Ser. B, 1926, 45, 284-94. [all data]

Lecat, 1926, 2
Lecat, M., New binary azeotropes second list, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1926, 45, 620-627. [all data]

Timmermans, 1921
Timmermans, J., The Freezing Points of Organic Substances IV. New Exp. Determinations, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1921, 30, 62. [all data]

Notes

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