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2-Heptanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Methyl pentyl carbinol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
543-49-7
Molecular Weight:
116.20
Beilstein:
1719088
EC Number:
208-844-3
MDL number:
MFCD00004587
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

refractive index

n20/D 1.419-1.421
n20/D 1.420 (lit.)

bp

160-162 °C (lit.)

density

0.817 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCC(C)O

InChI

1S/C7H16O/c1-3-4-5-6-7(2)8/h7-8H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

CETWDUZRCINIHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Heptanol is a saturated, chiral, aliphatic straight chain alcohol that belongs to the class of 2-alkanols. It is present as an odor component in cheese, fruits, food and beverages.

Application

2-Heptanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in volatile compound mixtures, fruit samples and aqueous samples by various chromatography techniques.

Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226,H312,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

138.2 °F

Flash Point(C)

59 °C

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 2 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

55587-BULK:
55587-1ML:
55587-VAR:

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Sniffer to determine the odor of gas chromatographic effluents
Acree TE, et al.
Analytical Chemistry, 48(12), 1821-1822 (1976)
Hedwig Strohalm et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 55(25), 10339-10344 (2007-11-17)
The enantiomeric compositions of the acetates, butanoates, hexanoates, and octanoates of the secondary alcohols 2-pentanol, 2-heptanol, and 2-nonanol were determined in yellow (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) and purple (Passiflora edulis Sims) passion fruits. The compounds were isolated by means of
Christiane Geithe et al.
Chemical senses, 42(3), 181-193 (2016-12-06)
Key food odorants are the most relevant determinants by which we detect, recognize, and hedonically evaluate the aroma of foods and beverages. Odorants are detected by our chemical sense of olfaction, comprising a set of approximately 400 different odorant receptor
Densities, viscosities, and refractive indices of binary mixtures of acetophenone and 2-alkanols
Almasi M and Iloukhani H
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 55(3), 1416-1420 (2010)
Flavour profiling of `Marion?and thornless blackberries by instrumental and sensory analysis
Du XF, et al.
Food Chemistry, 121(4), 1080-1088 (2010)
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