3-Heptanol

• Formula: C₇H₁₆O
• Molecular weight: 116.2013
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-3-5-6-7(8)4-2/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RZKSECIXORKHQS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 589-82-2
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• Other names: 3-Hydroxyheptane; CH3(CH2)3CHOHCH2CH3; Ethyl-n-butylcarbinol; 1-Ethyl-1-pentanol; n-Heptan-3-ol; Ethylbutylcarbinol; Heptan-3-ol; Heptanol-3; DL-3-Heptanol; NSC 2586
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₇H₁₆O = C₇H₁₄ + H₂O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Ionization energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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