Molecule record

1-Hexanol

C6H14O

102.17 g/mol

2D structure for 1-Hexanol

Molecular properties

Formula
C6H14O
Molar mass
102.17 g·mol−1
Exact mass
102.1045 Da
0
1
1
20.20 Ų
2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
111-27-3
PubChem CID
8103

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp2PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Hexyl alcohol
  • 1-Hydroxyhexane
  • 111-27-3
  • 6CP2QER8GS
  • Alcohol(C6)
  • Amylcarbinol
  • C6 alcohol
  • CHEBI:87393
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Caproic alcohol
  • Caproyl alcohol
  • DTXCID201931
  • DTXSID8021931
  • EPAL 6
  • FEMA No. 2567
  • FEMA Number 2567
  • Hexan-1-ol
  • Hexyl alcohol
  • NSC-9254
  • Pentylcarbinol
  • n-Hexan-1-ol
  • n-Hexanol
  • n-Hexyl alcohol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCO
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7/h7H,2-6H2,1H3
InChIKey
ZSIAUFGUXNUGDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
8103

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 1-Hexanol; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 1-Hexanol; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record
1-Hexanol - Formula, Structure, Properties, IR and spectroscopy data | ChemArche