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H11904

Sigma-Aldrich

2,5-Hexanediol

99% (mixture of isomers)

Synonym(s):

2,5-Hexylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH2CH2CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
118.17
Beilstein:
1719248
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99% (mixture of isomers)

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.447 (lit.)

bp

216-218 °C (lit.)

density

0.961 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(O)CCC(C)O

InChI

1S/C6H14O2/c1-5(7)3-4-6(2)8/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

OHMBHFSEKCCCBW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

213.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

101 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Corey Frazer et al.
Nature microbiology, 5(11), 1374-1389 (2020-07-29)
Cell identity in eukaryotes is controlled by transcriptional regulatory networks that define cell-type-specific gene expression. In the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans, transcriptional regulatory networks regulate epigenetic switching between two alternative cell states, 'white' and 'opaque', that exhibit distinct host
A K Agrawal et al.
Neurotoxicology, 6(3), 53-59 (1985-01-01)
Single exposure of 150, 300 and 600 mg/kg 2,5-hexanediol, (2,5 HD) a metabolite of n-hexane showed no significant effect on 3H-spiroperidol binding to corpus striatal membranes when compared with control animals, where as repeated exposure of 2,5-HD, 300 and 600
On the pattern of changes in the rat nervous system produced by 2,5 hexanediol. A topographical study by light microscopy.
J B Cavanagh et al.
Brain : a journal of neurology, 104(2), 297-318 (1981-06-01)
2,5-Hexane diol induced thymic atrophy and lymphocytotoxicity in rats.
K P Singh et al.
Industrial health, 21(4), 235-242 (1983-01-01)
K Kannan et al.
Environmental research, 36(1), 14-25 (1985-02-01)
A preliminary study on immunotoxicologic evaluation of 2,5-hexanediol (one of the principal metabolites of n-hexane), involving multiple immunological parameters, was carried out in mice. Mice were exposed to 2,5-hexanediol at a 1/5 LD50 dose level for 7 days. Pathotoxicological changes

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