2-Hexanol

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2-Hexanol^[1]


IUPAC name Hexan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	626-93-7^Y
PubChem	12297
ChemSpider	11794^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL45425^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OC(C)CCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3^Y Key: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 Key: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYAA
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₄O
Molar mass	102.174 g/mol
Density	0.81 g/mL
Boiling point	140 °C; 284 °F; 413 K
Solubility in water	14 g/L
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of formation Δ_fH^o₂₉₈	-392.0 kJ·mol^-1 (liquid) -333.5 kJ·mol^-1 (gas)
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-Hexanol (or hexan-2-ol) is a six carbon alcohol in which the OH group is located on the second carbon atom. Its chemical formula is C₆H₁₄O or C₆H₁₃OH. It is an isomer of the other hexanols. 2-Hexanol has a chiral center and can be resolved into enantiomers.

References

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–310, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

v t e Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30) Policosanol

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

Biochemical families: carbohydrates alcohols glycoproteins glycosides lipids eicosanoids fatty acids / intermediates phospholipids sphingolipids steroids nucleic acids constituents / intermediates proteins Amino acids / intermediates tetrapyrroles / intermediates

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