C8H18O
130.23 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
2-OCTANOL
CAS123-96-6EC204-667-0
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
solvent for fats and waxes
2-Octanol is an organic compound that appears as a colorless oily liquid. It is poorly soluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents, and is used primarily as a solvent for fats and waxes.
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CAS 123-96-6
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H227
H305May be harmful if swallowed and enters airways
H316Causes mild skin irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H402Harmful to aquatic life
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
octan-2-ol
InChIKey
SJWFXCIHNDVPSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCC(C)O
Synonyms (35)
- (+/-)-2-Octanol, >=96.0% (GC)
- (1)-Octan-2-ol
- (racemic)-2-octanol
- (rs)-2-octanol
- 1-Methyl-1-heptanol
- 1-Methylheptanol
- 1-Methylheptyl alcohol
- 2-Hydroxy-n-octane
- 2-Hydroxyoctane
- 2-OCTANOL
- 2-Octanol (natural)
- 2-Octanol, (2R)-
- 2-Octanol, for synthesis
- 2-Octyl alcohol
- Capryl alcohol
- Caprylic alcohol, secondary
- DL-METHYLHEXYLCARBINOL
- Heptanol, methyl-
- Hexylmethylcarbinol
- L(-)-2-Octanol
- L-Octan-2-ol; (R)-2-Octanol
- Methylhexylcarbinol
- Secondary octyl alcohol
- beta-Octyl alcohol
- n-Octan-2-ol
- r-(-)-2-octanol
- s-Octyl alcohol
- sec-Caprylic alcohol
- sec-OCTYL ALCOHOL
- sec-Octanol
- secondary Caprylic alcohol