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Molecule record

2-DECANOL

C10H22O

158.28 g/mol

2D structure for 2-DECANOL

Molecular properties

Formula
C10H22O
Molar mass
158.28 g·mol−1
Exact mass
158.1671 Da
0
1
1
20.20 Ų
4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
1120-06-5
PubChem CID
14254

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
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Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp4PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (+-)-2-DECANOL
  • 1-methyl-1-nonanol
  • 1-methylnonyl alcohol
  • 1120-06-5
  • 2-DECANOL, (+-)-
  • 2-Decyl Alcohol
  • 2-Hydroxydecane
  • 2Hydroxydecane
Show all 22 synonyms
  • ACUZDYFTRHEKOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • DTXCID80811297
  • DTXSID90862553
  • Decan-2-ol
  • Decan2ol
  • Decanol-2
  • MFCD00004594
  • Methyl octyl carbinol
  • Methyl-n-octyl carbinol
  • Methyl-n-octylcarbinol
  • NSC-67349
  • NSC67349
  • RefChem:86658
  • SLY85BY3SS

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(C)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCCCCCC(C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H22O/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10(2)11/h10-11H,3-9H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
ACUZDYFTRHEKOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
14254

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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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 2-DECANOL; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-DECANOL; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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