6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-OL Property

Melting point:

-31.5°C (estimate)

Boiling point:

78 °C14 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.844 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.448(lit.)

Flash point:

154 °F

solubility 

Very slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

form 

Oil

color 

Yellow

Odor

Oily-green, herbaceous-citrusy odor with resemblance to Coriander and unripe berries.

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

40

Safety Statements 

36/37

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29052990

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-OL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

Uses

Sulcatol is an compound used in the synthesis of aggregation pheromone of the ambrosia beetle, an insect pest of harvested timber in the Pacific North Coast.
6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-OL, not nearly as penetrating in odor as the ketone, finds some use in perfume compositions as a minor part of topnote bases for Citrus colognes, Oriental bases, Rose modifications, etc.

Production Methods

6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-OL can be produced:
1) by reduction or catalytic hydrogenation of Methylheptenone.
2) from Geranonitrile by boiling it with alcoholic Potassium hydroxide.

Definition

ChEBI: Sulcatol is a secondary alcohol. It has a role as a pheromone.