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CAS NUMBER: 111-70-6
MOLECULAR FORMULA: C7H16O
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 116.20
Heptanol is an alkyl alcohol that is heptane in which a hydrogen of one of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group.
Heptanol has been isolated from Capillipedium parviflorum.
Heptanol has a role as a plant metabolite, a fragrance and a flavouring agent.
Heptanol is a primary alcohol, an alkyl alcohol and a volatile organic compound.
Heptanol derives from a hydride of a heptane.
Heptanol is an alcohol with a seven carbon chain and the structural formula of CH3(CH2)6OH.
Heptanol is a clear colorless liquid that is very slightly soluble in water, but miscible with ether and ethanol.
Heptanol, also known as heptan-1-ol or heptyl alcohol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty alcohols.
These are aliphatic alcohols consisting of a chain of a least six carbon atoms.
Heptanol is a hydrophobic molecule, poorly miscible in water, but fairly miscible in organic solvents.
Thus, Heptanol is considered to be a fatty alcohol lipid molecule.
Heptanol is a primary alcohol with a seven-carbon chain and the structural formula of CH3(CH2)6OH.
Heptanol is a clear colorless liquid that is very slightly soluble in water, but miscible with ether and ethanol.
Heptanol is found in alcoholic beverages, in a few essential oils (Rosa rugosa), in plum and plum brandy, Bourbon vanilla, banana, morello cherry, orange, guava fruit, pineapple.
Heptanol has a pleasant smell and is used in cosmetics for its fragrance.
Heptanol belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty alcohols.
These are aliphatic alcohols consisting of a chain of a least six carbon atoms.
Heptanol is considered to be a fatty alcohol lipid molecule (±)-2-Heptanol is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral.
Heptanol has a faint, aromatic, fatty odor and a pungent, spicy taste.
Heptanol may be synthesized by reduction of enanthic aldehyde, which is a distillation product of castor oil.
USES OF HEPTANOL:
Heptanol, is a volatile components of various plants, and can be used as flavor and fragrance ingredients.
Heptanol can also be used as building block used for the synthesis of various chemicals, such as direct synthesis of pyridines and quinolines.
Heptanol is commonly used in cardiac electrophysiology experiments to block gap junctions and increase axial resistance between myocytes.
Increasing axial resistance will decrease conduction velocity and increase the heart's susceptibility to reentrant excitation and sustained arrhythmias.
-Used as an organic intermediate
-solvent
-additive in cosmetics
-fragrances
-flavoring agents
APPLICATION OF HEPTANOL:
Heptanol, is used in the fragrance industry due to its pleasant smell.
Heptanol can be used:
-As a co-solvent in binary and ternary systems to estimate the liquid-liquid interaction parameters.
-In the synthesis of heptyl oleate ester from oleic acid.
-As a reducing agent in the synthesis of copper nanoparticles via hydroxyl ion-assisted alcohol reduction of copper salts in the presence of oleylamine.
FUNCTION OF HEPTANOL:
-perfuming
PROPERTIES OF HEPTANOL:
-Quality Level: 200
-vapor pressure: 0.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
-assay: 98%
-autoignition temp.: 662 °F
-refractive index: n20/D 1.424 (lit.)
-boiling point: 176 °C (lit.)
-melting point: −36 °C (lit.)
-density: 0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
-SMILES string: CCCCCCCO
-InChI: 1S/C7H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h8H,2-7H2,1H3
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF HEPTANOL:
Heptyl alcohol has a fragrant, woody, heavy, oily, faint, aromatic, fatty odor and a pungent, spicy taste.
OCCURENCE OF HEPTANOL:
Reported found in a few essential oils, hyacinth, violet leaves, Litsea zeylanica Also reported found in apple, banana, citrus peel oils, orange juice, bilberry, cranberry, blueberry, other berries, currants, melon, papaya, peach, pear, pineapple, asparagus, peas, potato, mustard, cheeses, butter, milk, meats, hop oil, beer, cognac, rum, bourbon whiskey, grape wines, cocoa, tea, flberts, pecans, peanuts, soybeans, passion fruit juice, olive, macadamia nuts, mango, tamarind, fgs, cardamom, rice, calamus, dill, corn, malt, kiwifruit, truffe, nectarine, crab, crayfsh, clams and other sources.
PRODUCTION METHOD OF HEPTANOL:
Heptanol is produced by reacting hexenes with carbon monoxide in the oxo process or by the catalytic reduction of heptaldehyde.
Heptanol has little commercial value except in fragrances and as an artificial flavoring agent.
REACTIVITY PROFILE OF HEPTANOL:
Heptanol is an alcohol.
Flammable and/or toxic gases are generated by the combination of alcohols with alkali metals, nitrides, and strong reducing agents.
They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water.
Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones.
Heptanols exhibit both weak acid and weak base behavior.
Heptanols may initiate the polymerization of isocyanates and epoxides.
SYNONYM:
Heptan-1-ol
Heptyl alcohol
111-70-6
Heptanol
n-Heptanol
n-Heptyl alcohol
Enanthic alcohol
Gentanol
n-Heptan-1-ol
Enanthyl alcohol
1-Hydroxyheptane
Alcohol C-7
Hydroxy heptane
n-Heptanol-1
NSC 3703
Heptane-1-ol
