
2-Hexanol
Hexan-2-ol is a hexanol in which the hydroxy group is at position 2. It has a role as a semiochemical, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a hexanol and a secondary alcohol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- hexan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C6H14O
- Molecular weight
- 102.17 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 102.104465066 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:88370
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL45425
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID30893088
- PubMed:22713106
- PubMed:22649749
- PubMed:22305539
- PubMed:22223897
- PubMed:21812933
- PubMed:21409685
- PubMed:20700501
- PubMed:20416769
- PubMed:20187931
- PubMed:19791413
- PubMed:19756804
- PubMed:19653232
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