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1-Octanol

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Synonym(s):

Alcohol C8, Capryl alcohol, Octyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7OH
CAS Number:
111-87-5
Molecular Weight:
130.23
Beilstein:
1697461
EC Number:
203-917-6
MDL number:
MFCD00002988
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
329749342
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

4.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

0.14 mmHg ( 25 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

523 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

≤0.5% (water)

refractive index

n20/D 1.429 (lit.)

bp

196 °C (lit.)

mp

−15 °C (lit.)

density

0.827 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCO

InChI

1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3

InChI key

KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

mouse ... Chrna1(11435)

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General description

1-Octanol (n-Octanol) is an ionic liquid and a linear alcohol having an aromatic odor.It has a relatively high boiling point, low water solubility and moderate viscosity. It can be synthesized from capric esters via catalytic hydrogenation. Its oxidative decomposition in the presence of anchored photocatalysts (anchored titanium oxide catalysts and standard TiO2 powder) has been investigated. Its liquid-phase oxidation to 1-octanal in the presence of Ti/Si binary oxide catalysts has been reported. It has gained wide recognition as an extraction solvent in analytical chemistry.

Application

1-Octanol may be used in the preparation of crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Blocks T-type Ca2+ channels

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

187.7 °F

Flash Point(C)

86.5 °C

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The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 102(30), 5870-5875 (1998)
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