2-Heptanol, (-)-

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    6033-24-5

    Molecular formula
    C7H16O

    SMILES
    CCCCC[C@@H](C)O

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Green 93.0%
    Fruity 75.25%
    Oily 75.03%
    Fatty 73.86%
    Herbal 72.83%
    Sweet 63.76%
    Earthy 63.1%
    Musty 59.45%
    Floral 58.5%
    Fresh 58.41%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.3

    pKa est.
    9.13 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    116.2 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    159°C

    Flash point est.
    58.59 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • (R)-Heptan-2-ol
    • (R)-(-)-2-Heptanol
    • 6033-24-5
    • (2R)-heptan-2-ol
    • 2-Heptanol, (R)-
    • (R)-2-heptanol
    • (-)-2-heptanol
    • 2-Heptanol, (-)-
    • Heptan-2R-ol
    • 2-Heptanol, (2R)-
    • Z96RWD50O7
    • L-2-HYDROXYHEPTANE
    • L-AMYLMETHYLCARBINOL
    • 2-HEPTANOL (2R)-FORM [MI]
    • UNII-Z96RWD50O7
    • MFCD00065956
    • SCHEMBL1261897
    • 2-HEPTANOL (2R)-FORM
    • BDBM36164
    • CETWDUZRCINIHU-SSDOTTSWSA-N
    • CHEBI:179176
    • (R)-(-)-2-Heptanol, 95%
    • LMFA05000477
    • AKOS016015016
    • AS-76029
    • CS-0152365
    • D83253
    • EN300-1831936
    • Q27295180
    • 624-710-0

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3969.36
    methanol 2957.08
    isopropanol 3567.07
    water 1.07
    ethyl acetate 877.09
    n-propanol 3110.22
    acetone 1604.68
    n-butanol 3284.02
    acetonitrile 971.02
    DMF 973.3
    toluene 289.96
    isobutanol 2193.36
    1,4-dioxane 1872.63
    methyl acetate 679.08
    THF 3636.25
    2-butanone 1062.06
    n-pentanol 1702.01
    sec-butanol 2485.87
    n-hexane 888.93
    ethylene glycol 441.53
    NMP 711.1
    cyclohexane 828.62
    DMSO 1581.5
    n-butyl acetate 1487.29
    n-octanol 824.1
    chloroform 2109.1
    n-propyl acetate 622.64
    acetic acid 1280.53
    dichloromethane 1495.85
    cyclohexanone 1610.51
    propylene glycol 931.13
    isopropyl acetate 563.87
    DMAc 447.05
    2-ethoxyethanol 1077.58
    isopentanol 2202.69
    n-heptane 1043.29
    ethyl formate 642.91
    1,2-dichloroethane 829.84
    n-hexanol 3203.57
    2-methoxyethanol 2145.88
    isobutyl acetate 397.02
    tetrachloromethane 452.32
    n-pentyl acetate 575.75
    transcutol 2107.28
    n-heptanol 989.52
    ethylbenzene 182.9
    MIBK 547.86
    2-propoxyethanol 2199.79
    tert-butanol 3274.81
    MTBE 1431.08
    2-butoxyethanol 976.25
    propionic acid 1159.51
    o-xylene 180.38
    formic acid 269.78
    diethyl ether 1567.51
    m-xylene 216.96
    p-xylene 235.81
    chlorobenzene 359.25
    dimethyl carbonate 104.88
    n-octane 197.92
    formamide 261.02
    cyclopentanone 1495.82
    2-pentanone 1064.55
    anisole 311.52
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1277.88
    gamma-butyrolactone 1293.1
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1666.75
    pyridine 976.2
    3-pentanone 516.54
    furfural 832.4
    n-dodecane 102.55
    diethylene glycol 1015.06
    diisopropyl ether 446.98
    tert-amyl alcohol 1861.15
    acetylacetone 591.22
    n-hexadecane 110.45
    acetophenone 239.15
    methyl propionate 495.81
    isopentyl acetate 1096.0
    trichloroethylene 1145.26
    n-nonanol 638.5
    cyclohexanol 1928.8
    benzyl alcohol 328.47
    2-ethylhexanol 1671.5
    isooctanol 663.96
    dipropyl ether 1792.69
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 280.41
    ethyl lactate 242.29
    propylene carbonate 663.82
    n-methylformamide 648.84
    2-pentanol 1880.29
    n-pentane 750.71
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1962.96
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 728.11
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 504.97
    mesitylene 146.96
    ε-caprolactone 1183.84
    p-cymene 243.82
    epichlorohydrin 1281.04
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 824.4
    2-aminoethanol 1208.24
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 876.53
    sulfolane 1096.19
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 185.48
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2575.35
    n-hexyl acetate 779.1
    isooctane 169.09
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 853.65
    sec-butyl acetate 363.19
    tert-butyl acetate 540.44
    decalin 191.92
    glycerin 784.97
    diglyme 1300.58
    acrylic acid 629.04
    isopropyl myristate 285.8
    n-butyric acid 2215.24
    acetyl acetate 331.95
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 224.62
    ethyl propionate 417.82
    nitromethane 945.49
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1041.19
    benzonitrile 465.27
    trioctyl phosphate 227.02
    1-bromopropane 1133.93
    gamma-valerolactone 1542.74
    n-decanol 446.75
    triethyl phosphate 225.19
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 814.13
    propionitrile 1101.06
    vinylene carbonate 475.32
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 823.45
    DMS 245.53
    cumene 140.44
    2-octanol 594.15
    2-hexanone 798.66
    octyl acetate 360.78
    limonene 590.82
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1626.0
    ethyl orthosilicate 255.46
    tributyl phosphate 264.74
    diacetone alcohol 692.09
    N,N-dimethylaniline 204.64
    acrylonitrile 795.68
    aniline 487.53
    1,3-propanediol 1715.24
    bromobenzene 342.63
    dibromomethane 1275.2
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1067.57
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 492.07
    tetrabutyl urea 311.09
    diisobutyl methanol 649.45
    2-phenylethanol 530.45
    styrene 226.94
    dioctyl adipate 361.02
    dimethyl sulfate 139.87
    ethyl butyrate 828.16
    methyl lactate 276.13
    butyl lactate 456.41
    diethyl carbonate 368.45
    propanediol butyl ether 846.7
    triethyl orthoformate 545.97
    p-tert-butyltoluene 247.01
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 295.96
    morpholine 2666.74
    tert-butylamine 2365.42
    n-dodecanol 334.28
    dimethoxymethane 674.63
    ethylene carbonate 505.11
    cyrene 306.98
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 479.14
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 809.22
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 309.31
    4-methylpyridine 827.88
    dibutyl ether 1003.51
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 649.45
    DEF 793.23
    dimethyl isosorbide 684.12
    tetrachloroethylene 742.99
    eugenol 308.16
    triacetin 385.21
    span 80 757.55
    1,4-butanediol 563.57
    1,1-dichloroethane 1140.97
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1068.06
    methyl formate 341.44
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1823.02
    n-decane 191.89
    butyronitrile 1757.01
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 699.09
    1-chlorooctane 439.1
    1-chlorotetradecane 156.16
    n-nonane 218.42
    undecane 132.63
    tert-butylcyclohexane 203.83
    cyclooctane 234.91
    cyclopentanol 2102.7
    tetrahydropyran 3039.96
    tert-amyl methyl ether 853.0
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 784.14
    1-hexene 1510.88
    2-isopropoxyethanol 732.18
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 204.69
    methyl butyrate 671.43

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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