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2-Butyl-1-octanol

95%

Synonym(s):

2-Butyloctanol, 2-Butyloctyl alcohol, 5-(Hydroxymethyl)undecane, Butyloctanol, Guerbet dodecanol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH[(CH2)3CH3]CH2OH
CAS Number:
3913-02-8
Molecular Weight:
186.33
EC Number:
223-470-0
MDL number:
MFCD00053508
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24870183
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

95%

bp

145-149 °C (lit.)

density

0.833 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCC(CO)CCCC

InChI

1S/C12H26O/c1-3-5-7-8-10-12(11-13)9-6-4-2/h12-13H,3-11H2,1-2H3

InChI key

XMVBHZBLHNOQON-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Butyl-1-octanol (BuOA) is a long-chain glass forming monohydroxy alcohol.

Application

2-Butyl-1-octanol (BuOA) has been used to synthesize:
  • 2-butyl-1-octyl-methacrylate (BOMA)
  • 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexyl methacrylate (TMHMA)
  • hydrophobic polyesters in miniemulsion in the presence of large amounts of water

It has also been used as an extraction solvent in extractive fed-batch experiments.

Pictograms

Environment
GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H410

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

251.6 °F - Non-equilibrium method

Flash Point(C)

122 °C - Non-equilibrium method

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Helena González-Peñas et al.
Biotechnology letters, 37(3), 577-584 (2014-10-30)
Acetone/butanol/ethanol (ABE) fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum was investigated in extractive fed-batch experiments. In conventional fermentations, metabolic activity ceases when a critical threshold products concentration is reached (~21.6 g solvents l(-1)). Solvents production was increased up to 36.6 and 37.2 g
Polyester synthesis in aqueous miniemulsion.
Barrere M and Landfester K.
Polymer, 44(10), 2833-2841 (2003)
Gergely Kali et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 23(21), 10746-10755 (2007-09-11)
Seven amphiphilic conetworks of methacrylic acid (MAA) and a new hydrophobic monomer, 2-butyl-1-octyl-methacrylate (BOMA), were synthesized using group transfer polymerization. The MAA units were introduced via the polymerization of tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate (THPMA) followed by the removal of the protecting tetrahydropyranyl
Liping Kong et al.
Bioresource technology, 299, 122582-122582 (2019-12-27)
Direct hydrogenolysis of Kraft lignin was catalyzed over a series of supported Ni or Re catalysts in ethanol solvent. The best results showed that the oil yield of 96.70 wt% was obtained with less char formation at 330 °C for 3 h over
Yanqin Gao et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 139(16), 164504-164504 (2013-11-05)
The dielectric relaxation of two long-chain glass forming monohydroxy alcohols, 2-butyl-1-octanol and 2-hexyl-1-decanol, is studied at low temperature. Remarkable broadening from the pure Debye relaxation is identified for the slowest dynamics, differing from the dielectric spectra of short-chain alcohols. The
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