octan-2-ol

Identifiers

FEMA 2801
CAS 123-96-6
EINECS 204-667-0
Synonyms
  • 2- caprylic alcohol
  • sec- caprylic alcohol
  • hexyl methyl carbinol
  • 2- hydroxy-N-octane
  • 2- hydroxyoctane
  • 1- methyl heptyl alcohol
  • methyl hexyl carbinol
  • 1- methyl-1-heptanol
  • octan-2-ol
  • (1)- octan-2-ol
  • N- octan-2-ol
  • (±)-2- octanol
  • (R,S)-2- octanol
  • (RS)-2- octanol
  • 2- octanol natural
  • 2- octyl alcohol
  • beta- octyl alcohol
  • S- octyl alcohol
JECFA Food Flavoring 289
JECFA Food Additive N/A
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 02.022 octan-2-ol
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials N/A
FDA UNII 66B0DD5E40
CoE Number 71
XlogP3-AA 2.90 (est)
Molecular Weight 130.23066
Molecular Formula C8 H18 O

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: spicy Odor Strength:medium ,recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less
  • Substantivity:12 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • fresh spicy green woody herbal earthy
  • Odor Description:at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fresh spicy green woody herbal earthyLuebke, William tgsc, (1986)
  • Odor sample from: Nickstadt Moeller, Inc.
Odor spicy
fresh, spicy, green, woody, herbal, earthy,
Flavor spicy
herbal, spicy, green, nasturtium, earthy, banana, unripe, mushroom,

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No
Appearance colorless clear oily liquid (est)
Assay 97.00 to 100.00 sum of isomers
Specific Gravity 0.81000 to 0.82000 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 6.740 to 6.823
Refractive Index 1.41800 to 1.42800 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -38.00 to -37.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 179.00 to 181.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 160.00 °F. TCC ( 71.11 °C. )
Acid Value N/A
Vapor Pressure 0.306000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est)
Vapor Density N/A
logP (o/w) 2.9
Soluble In
  • alcohol
  • dipropylene glycol
  • water, 990.9 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
  • water, 1120 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
Occurrence
  • geranium
  • kachur oil @ 0.10%
  • lavender
  • mint
  • rue oil china @ 0.02%