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Isohexanol

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Isohexanol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-Methylpentan-1-ol
Other names
4-Methyl-1-pentanol
Isohexyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1731303
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.009.973 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 210-969-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-6(2)4-3-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: PCWGTDULNUVNBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-6(2)4-3-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3
    Key: PCWGTDULNUVNBN-UHFFFAOYAC
  • OCCCC(C)C
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.8131 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Boiling point 151.9 °C (305.4 °F; 425.0 K)
7.6 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H226, H302, H311, H331
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301 P312, P302 P352, P303 P361 P353, P304 P340, P311, P312, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P370 P378, P403 P233, P403 P235, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Hexanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Isohexanol (IUPAC name: 4-methylpentan-1-ol; also called isohexyl alcohol or 4-methyl-1-pentanol) is an organic chemical compound. It is found in longan fruit.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–398, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0863-2
  2. ^ Contis, Ellene Tratras (1998), Food flavors: formation, analysis, and packaging influences : proceedings of the 9th International Flavor Conference, the George Charalambous Memorial Symposium, Limnos, Greece, 1-4 July 1997, Elsevier, p. 362, ISBN 978-0-444-82590-2, retrieved 17 January 2010