3-Heptanol, 2-methyl-
- Formula: C8H18O
- Molecular weight: 130.2279
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-4-5-6-8(9)7(2)3/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QGVFLDUEHSIZIG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 18720-62-2
- Chemical structure:
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View 3d structure (requires JavaScript / HTML 5) - Other names: 2-Methyl-3-heptanol; 2-Methylheptanol-(3); 2-Methylheptan-3-ol; 2-Methyl-1-heptene-3-ol; (dl) 2-methyl-3-heptanol
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Normal boiling point
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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
| Tboil (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 427.15 | Malinovskii and Konevichev, 1948 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 5. K; TRC |
| 440.35 | Dorough, Glass, et al., 1941 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.7 K; TRC |
| 440.65 | Wallach, 1915 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC |
| 435.15 | Pickard and Kenyon, 1912 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 5. K; TRC |
| 426.65 | Henry, 1906 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 5. K; TRC |
| 426.65 | Muset, 1906 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 5. K; TRC |
References
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Malinovskii and Konevichev, 1948
Malinovskii, M.S.; Konevichev, E.N.,
The production of alcohols from olefin oxides: II the synthesis of propylisopropylcarbinol, isopropylisobutylcarbinol and isopropylbutylcarbinol from isoamylene oxide,
Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1948, 18, 1833-5. [all data]
Dorough, Glass, et al., 1941
Dorough, G.L.; Glass, H.B.; Gresham, T.L.; Malone, G.B.; Reid, E.E.,
Structure-property relationships in some isomeric octanols,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1941, 63, 3100. [all data]
Wallach, 1915
Wallach, O.,
Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 1915, 408, 183. [all data]
Pickard and Kenyon, 1912
Pickard, R.H.; Kenyon, J.,
Investigations on the dependence of rotatory power on chemical constitution: II the rotations of some secondary alcohols containing the isopropyl group,
J. Chem. Soc., 1912, 101, 620-38. [all data]
Henry, 1906
Henry, L.,
C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci., 1906, 143, 102. [all data]
Muset, 1906
Muset, J.,
Bull. Cl. Sci., 1906, 1906, 775. [all data]
Notes
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Tboil Boiling point - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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