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
• Information on this page:
  • Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
  • References
  • Notes
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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tend	Final temperature
  Tstart	Initial temperature

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