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Cited in 8 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
(+/-)-2-Hexanol is s an important raw material and intermediate used in Organic Synthesis, Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals and Dyestuff field. It is used as perfuming agent.
| Pubchem Sid | 488181615 |
|---|---|
| Pubchem Sid Url | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488181615 |
| Canonical Smiles | CCCCC(C)O |
| IUPAC Name | hexan-2-ol |
| InChIKey | QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 |
| Isomeric SMILES | CCCCC(C)O |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | MO8470000 |
| UN Number | 2282 |
| Molecular Weight | 102.17 |
| Beilstein | 1718996 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 1718996 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1718996&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Class | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Alcohols and polyols |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Secondary alcohols |
| Alternative Parents | Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Secondary alcohol - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as secondary alcohols. These are compounds containing a secondary alcohol functional group, with the general structure HOC(R)(R') (R,R'=alkyl, aryl). |
| External Descriptors | Fatty alcohols |
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| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Analysis | Dec 12, 2025 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Dec 12, 2025 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jul 24, 2025 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Jul 24, 2025 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Feb 06, 2025 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Nov 11, 2022 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 22, 2022 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 22, 2022 | H105565 | |
| Certificate of Analysis | Aug 22, 2022 | H105565 |
| Solubility | Soluble in water (13 g/L at 25°C) |
|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1.414 |
| Flash Point(°F) | 114.8 °F |
| Flash Point(°C) | 41℃ |
| Boil Point(°C) | 139°C |
| Melt Point(°C) | -23°C |
| Molecular Weight | 102.170 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | 1.800 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 102.104 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 102.104 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 20.200 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 7 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 35.200 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| 1. Xiaomin Li, Zhengjiang Du, Yi Wu, Yadong Zhen, Rixin Shao, Bingqi Li, Chengmeng Chen, Quansheng Liu, Huacong Zhou. (2020) A novel hafnium–graphite oxide catalyst for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reaction and the activation effect of the solvent. RSC Advances, 10 (17): (9985-9995). [PMID:35498581] [10.1039/C9RA10795A] |
| 2. Teng Li, Ping Jin, Yekai Zhang, Kexin Huang, Jingen Long, Jun Jiang, Shengqin Liu, Ayusman Sen, Weiran Yang. (2020) Mechanistic Study on the Efficient Conversion of d-Sorbitol to Iodohexanes Mediated by Hydroiodic Acid. INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, [PMID:] [10.1021/acs.iecr.9b06348] |
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| 5. Zi-Meng Wang, Cheng-Xiong Yang, Xiu-Ping Yan. (2019) Polysiloxane assisted fabrication of chiral crystal sponge coated capillary column for chiral gas chromatographic separation. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A, [PMID:31405571] [10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460420] |
| 6. Ye-Yu Wu, Cheng-Xiong Yang, Xiu-Ping Yan. (2015) An in situ growth approach to the fabrication of zeolite imidazolate framework-90 bonded capillary column for gas chromatography separation. ANALYST, 140 (9): (3107-3112). [PMID:25742491] [10.1039/C5AN00077G] |
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| 8. Xun Fu, Qingyu Nie, Xiang Li, Penghao Tan, Tingting Feng, Chunmei Xiong, Wenling Zhang, Yan Zhang, Sujin Li, Lixin Zhang. (2026) Screening of Non-Saccharomyces for Citrus reticulata cv. ‘Dahongpao’ Fruit Wine and Volatile Organic Compounds Analyzed by Gas Chromatography–Ion Mobility Spectrometry. Fermentation-Basel, 12 (2): (102). [PMID:] [10.3390/fermentation12020102] |