2-Octanol

CAS Registry Number®

123-96-6

CAS Name

2-Octanol

Molecular Formula

C8H18O

Molecular Mass

130.23

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    178.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -38.6 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.82 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8(2)9/h8-9H,3-7H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=SJWFXCIHNDVPSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC(C)O)CCCC

Canonical SMILES

OC(C)CCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Octanol
  • sec-Caprylic alcohol
  • Hexylmethylcarbinol
  • Methylhexylcarbinol
  • s-Octyl alcohol

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

113244-40-9, 4128-31-8

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