(R)-(-)-2-OCTANOL

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 5978-70-1

L-2-OCTANOL

EINECS NO.

227-777-0

FORMULA C8H18O
MOL WT. 130.23

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 

SYNONYMS (R)-(-)-sec-Capryl Alcohol; (R)-(-)-1-Methylheptanol;
(R)-(-)-1-Methylheptyl Alcohol; (R)-(-)-sec-Octyl Alcohol; L-2-Octanol;

DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 175 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.822
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 1 g/l
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT

71 C

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Chiral alcohol useful as a building block in the synthesis of enantiomerically pure pharmaceuticals, chiral auxiliaries and other optically active compounds.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

CHEMICAL PURITY

99.5% min

OPTICAL PUIRTY

99.5% min e.e.
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN, Risk Phrases: 16-36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 24/25
Optical Rotation: -9° ~ -11° (C=1 in ethanol)