2-Hexanol

• Formula: C₆H₁₄O
• Molecular weight: 102.1748
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 626-93-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • DL-2-hexanol
• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Hexanol, (R)-
  • 2-Hexanol, (S)-
• Other names: n-C4H9CH(OH)CH3; n-Butylmethylcarbinol; Hexanol-(2); sec-Hexyl alcohol; n-Hexan-2-ol; 2-Hexyl alcohol; Hexan-2-ol
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Normal boiling point

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil

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