2-UNDECANOL Property

Melting point:

2-3 °C

Boiling point:

130-131 °C/28 mmHg (lit.) 229-231 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.828 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.437(lit.)

FEMA 

3246 | 2-UNDECANOL

Flash point:

226 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Sparingly)

form 

clear liquid

pka

15.28±0.20(Predicted)

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor

at 100.00 %. fresh waxy clean cloth cotton sarsaparilla

Odor Type

waxy

Water Solubility 

Not miscible or difficult to mix in water. Soluble in alcohol and ethyl ether.

JECFA Number

297

BRN 

1719795

LogP

4.41

CAS DataBase Reference

1653-30-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Undecanol (1653-30-1)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi,N

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-51/53

Safety Statements 

26-36-61

RIDADR 

UN 3082 9/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29051990

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Precautionary statements

P273Avoid release to the environment.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

2-UNDECANOL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

2-Undecanol has a fatty odor with a fruity note. A fruity taste is also detectable at low concentration.

Occurrence

The l-form is reportedly found in rue oil and in the essential oil of Litsea odorifera, the d-form occurs in coconut. Also reported found in fresh apple, banana, papaya, strawberry fruit, chive, roasted onion, ginger, other types of ginger, cheddar cheese, Camembert cheese, Gruyere cheese, cognac, Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb., Curcuma heyneana Val., hop oil, coconut, meat, milk, mushroom and sweet corn.

Uses

2-Undecanol is a useful chemical reagent. It is reported that 2-Undecanol can be converted into aldehyde or ketone under mild conditions in the presence of a copper-based catalyst.

Definition

ChEBI: A fatty alcohol that is undecane carrying a single hydroxy substituent at position 2.

Preparation

By reduction of methyl nonyl ketone with sodium metal in alcohol; the d-form is isolated from the optically inactive material via the corresponding phthalate and in its salt with strychnine and brucine.

Aroma threshold values

Detection: 8.6 to 41 ppb

General Description

2-Undecanol is a volatile fatty alcohol that is reported to occur as a flavor component of coconut meat, cheese and hopped beer.