2-Heptanol

2-Heptanol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Heptan-2-ol
	Other names s-Heptyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	543-49-7 ;
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ChEBI	CHEBI:88815;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL449522 ;
ChemSpider	10511 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.041
PubChem CID	10976;
UNII	E12FIG07JK ;
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	InChI InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3 Key: CETWDUZRCINIHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C7H16O/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3 Key: CETWDUZRCINIHU-UHFFFAOYAL;
	SMILES OC(C)CCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H16O
Molar mass	116.204 g·mol−1
Density	0.817 g/mL
Melting point	−30.2 °C (−22.4 °F; 243.0 K)
Boiling point	159 °C (318 °F; 432 K)
Solubility in water	3.3 g/L
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Viscosity	3.955 mPa·s
Hazards
Flash point	71 °C (160 °F; 344 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

2-Heptanol is a chemical compound which is an isomer of heptanol. It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.

2-Heptanol is chiral, so (R)- and (S)-isomers exist.

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–300, 6–189, 8–109, 16–25, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ "543-49-7(2-Heptanol)". chemicalbook.com.

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[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–300, 6–189, 8–109, 16–25, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[2] "543-49-7(2-Heptanol)". chemicalbook.com.

2-Heptanol

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