2-Octanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-38 °C

Boiling point:

174-181 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.819 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.426(lit.)

FEMA 

2801 | 2-OCTANOL

Flash point:

160 °F

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform, Ethanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

color 

Clear Colourless

Water Solubility 

1.2g/L(25 ºC)

JECFA Number

289

Dielectric constant

8.1999999999999993

CAS DataBase Reference

4128-31-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2-Octanol, (.+/-.)-(4128-31-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

2-Octanol(4128-31-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

T

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-25

Safety Statements 

37/39-26

RIDADR 

1987

HazardClass 

3.2

PackingGroup 

III

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2-Octanol Usage And Synthesis

Uses

2-Octanol is used as a chemical reagent in the synthesis of a variety of pharmaceutical compounds usually through its oxidation to a ketone or aldehyde. Used in the synthesis of piperine derivates as MAO A & B inhibitors.

Definition

ChEBI: Octan-2-ol is an octanol carrying the hydroxy group at position 2. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite. It is an octanol and a secondary alcohol.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51, p. 4000, 1986 DOI: 10.1021/jo00371a017
Tetrahedron Letters, 30, p. 4137, 1989 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)99342-0

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