CHEBI:37869 - octan-2-ol

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ChEBI Name octan-2-ol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:37869
Definition An octanol carrying the hydroxy group at position 2.
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Formula C8H18O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 130.22792
Monoisotopic Mass 130.13577
InChI InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8(2)9/h8-9H,3-7H2,1-2H3
InChIKey SJWFXCIHNDVPSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCC(C)O
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): volatile oil component
Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Outgoing octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311)
octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869) is a octanol (CHEBI:37868)
octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
Incoming (2R)-octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37871) is a octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869)
(2S)-octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37870) is a octan-2-ol (CHEBI:37869)
IUPAC Name
octan-2-ol
Synonyms Sources
1-methyl-1-heptanol ChemIDplus
1-methylheptyl alcohol ChemIDplus
2-hydroxyoctane NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-octanol NIST Chemistry WebBook
2-octyl alcohol ChemIDplus
β-octyl alcohol NIST Chemistry WebBook
hexyl methyl carbinol ChemIDplus
hexylmethylcarbinol ChemIDplus
methyl hexyl carbinol ChemIDplus
methylhexylcarbinol ChemIDplus
n-octan-2-ol NIST Chemistry WebBook
s-octyl alcohol ChemIDplus
sec-caprylic alcohol NIST Chemistry WebBook
sec-octyl alcohol NIST Chemistry WebBook
secondary caprylic alcohol ChemIDplus
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2-Octanol Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
123-96-6 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
123-96-6 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
131016 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
1719322 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
1719322 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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25 October 2023