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1-Octanol

anhydrous, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Alcohol C8, Capryl alcohol, Octyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)7OH
CAS Number:
111-87-5
Molecular Weight:
130.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57648399
EC Number:
203-917-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1697461
MDL number:
MFCD00002988
Assay:
≥99%
Grade:
anhydrous
Bp:
196 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.14 mmHg ( 25 °C)

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grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

vapor density

4.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.14 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

523 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

<0.003% water, <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

<0.004%

refractive index

n20/D 1.429 (lit.)

bp

196 °C (lit.)

mp

−15 °C (lit.)

density

0.827 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCO

InChI

1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3

InChI key

KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

mouse ... Chrna1(11435)

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General description

1-Octanol is a saturated fatty alcohol with potential application as a biofuel due to its diesel-like properties.

Application

1-Octanol may be used to prepare octanal via aerobic oxidation a polymer-supported 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl as catalyst and Co(NO3)2 and Mn(NO3)2 as co-catalysts.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Blocks T-type Ca2+ channels

pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

187.7 °F

flash_point_c

86.5 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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03833BF
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02933HC
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Polymer-supported nitroxyl radical catalyst for selective aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes
Gilhespy M, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 8, 1085-1086 (2005)
Ming Xiao et al.
Science advances, 5(9), eaax1254-eaax1254 (2019-09-27)
Surface segregation in binary colloidal mixtures offers a simple way to control both surface and bulk properties without affecting their bulk composition. Here, we combine experiments and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG-MD) simulations to delineate the effects of particle chemistry and
Microbial production of 1-octanol: a naturally excreted biofuel with diesel-like properties.
Akhtar MK, et al.
Metabolic Engineering Communications, 2, 1-5 (2015)
Ming Xiao et al.
Science advances, 3(9), e1701151-e1701151 (2017-09-21)
Structural colors enable the creation of a spectrum of nonfading colors without pigments, potentially replacing toxic metal oxides and conjugated organic pigments. However, significant challenges remain to achieve the contrast needed for a complete gamut of colors and a scalable
Clare E Hancock et al.
STAR protocols, 1(3), 100210-100210 (2020-12-31)
This protocol enables the quantification of odor-evoked calcium activity in mushroom body Kenyon cells of the Drosophila melanogaster brain at the single bouton level. We also present subsequent characterization of naive and learned odor representations in the context of olfactory
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SKUGTIN
297887-100ML04061826656914

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