Molecule record

2-HEXANOL

C6H14O

102.17 g/mol

2D structure for 2-HEXANOL

Molecular properties

Formula
C6H14O
Molar mass
102.17 g·mol−1
Exact mass
102.1045 Da
0
1
1
20.20 Ų
1.8 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
626-93-7
PubChem CID
12297

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
Logp1.8PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (+-)-2-Hexanol
  • 2-Hexanol, (S)-
  • 2-Hexyl Alcohol
  • 2-Hydroxyhexane
  • 210-971-4
  • 54972-97-3
  • 626-93-7
  • 69203-06-1
Show all 21 synonyms
  • 9CDT0V6T4P
  • CHEBI:88370
  • DTXCID70811105
  • DTXSID30893088
  • Hexan-2-ol; 2-Hexanol
  • MFCD00004585
  • NSC-3706
  • Pentanol, methyl-
  • RefChem:909857
  • hexan-2-ol
  • n-C4H9CH(OH)CH3
  • s-(+)-2-hexanol
  • sec-Hexanol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCCC(C)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCCCC(C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
12297

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 2-HEXANOL; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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