2-Octanol
| Names | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Octan-2-ol | |
| Other names 2-Octanol 2-Octyl alcohol 1-Methyl-1-heptanol sec-Capryl alcohol Methylhexylcarbinol sec-Caprylic alcohol | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 1719322 | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChEMBL | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.244 | 
| EC Number | 
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| 131016 | |
| PubChem CID | |
| RTECS number | 
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| UNII | |
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) | |
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| Properties | |
| C8H18O | |
| Molar mass | 130.231 g·mol−1 | 
| Appearance | Colourless liquid with characteristic odour | 
| Density | 0.820 7 (g/cm3) (20°C) | 
| Melting point | −38 °C (−36 °F; 235 K) | 
| Boiling point | 178.5 °C (353.3 °F; 451.6 K) | 
| 1.120 g/L | |
| log P | 2.9 | 
| Vapor pressure | 0.031 mbar (20 °C) 0.11 mbar (30 °C) 0.9 mbar (50 °C) | 
| Henry's law constant (kH) | 1.23·10−4 atm-m3/mol | 
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.426 (20 °C) | 
| Viscosity | 6.2 cP | 
| Thermochemistry | |
| Heat capacity (C) | 330.1 (J/mol*K) (298.5K) | 
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
| Eye hazards | 2 | 
| Skin hazards | 2 | 
| GHS labelling: | |
| Warning | |
| H226, H315, H319, H411, H412 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P273, P280, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P370+P378, P391, P403+P235, P501 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | 71 °C (160 °F; 344 K) | 
| 265 °C (509 °F; 538 K) | |
| Explosive limits | 0.8 % v/v (lower) 7.4 % v/v (upper) | 
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
| LD50 (median dose) | >3.2 g/kg (rat, oral) 4 g/kg (mouse, oral) | 
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | Flinn Scientific | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
2-Octanol (octan-2-ol, 2-OH) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH3CH(OH)(CH2)5CH3. It is a colorless oily liquid that is poorly soluble in water but soluble in most organic solvents. 2-Octanol is classified fatty alcohol. A secondary alcohol, it is chiral.