3-OCTANOL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-45°C

Boiling point:

174-176 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.818 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor density 

~4.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

~1 mm Hg ( 20 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.426(lit.)

Flash point:

150 °F

JECFA Number

291

Dielectric constant

7.0300000000000002

CAS DataBase Reference

20296-29-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

RH0855000

Toxicity

rabbit,LD50,skin,> 5gm/kg (5000mg/kg),Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 17, Pg. 881, 1979.

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3-OCTANOL Usage And Synthesis

Definition

ChEBI: Octan-3-ol is an aliphatic alcohol that is octane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It has a role as a metabolite. It is an aliphatic alcohol and an octanol.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 18, p. 3407, 1977 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)83252-4

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