2-Hexanol

• Butylmethylcarbinol
• 2- hexyl

• 626-93-7 (± )-2- hexanol
• 26549-24-6 (R ) - (- )-2- hexanol
• 52019-78-0 (S ) - ( )-2- hexanol

Flammable, colorless, volatile liquid with a slightly aromatic odor

Liquid

0.81

-50 ° C

140 ° C

Poorly in water (15 g · l-1 at 20 ° C)

1.414 (20 ° C)

Attention

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2- hexanol, is a chemical compound selected from the group of the secondary alcohols ( specifically, the hexanols ). It occurs in two stereoisomeric forms. If in the scientific literature or in this article of "2 -hexanol " without any further addition is mentioned, one always thinks the racemate, ie, (RS ) - ( ± )-2- hexanol, a 1:1 mixture of ( R) - and (S )-2- hexanol.

Production and representation

Racemic 2- hexanol can be obtained in the laboratory by reaction of 1 -hexene with water and sulfuric acid.

Properties

2- hexanol is a colorless liquid which boils under atmospheric pressure at 140 ° C. The vapor pressure function is given by Antoine corresponding log10 (P) = A- ( B / ( T C)) (P in Torr, T in ° C ) with A = 8.4, B = 2076 and C = 237 in the temperature range of 25-142 ° C. The compound forms flammable vapor - air mixtures. It has a flash point of 45 ° C. The explosion range is between 1.1 Vol % ( 45 g/m3) as the lower explosive limit ( LEL) and 7 % by volume (298 g/m3 ) and upper explosive limit (UEL ).