2-Hexanol

2-Hexanol
IUPAC name Hexan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	626-93-7 Y
PubChem	12297
ChemSpider	11794 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL45425 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OC(C)CCCC
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 Y Key: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-3-4-5-6(2)7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 Key: QNVRIHYSUZMSGM-UHFFFAOYAA
Properties
Molecular formula	C6H14O
Molar mass	102.174 g/mol
Density	0.81 g/mL
Boiling point	140 °C, 413 K, 284 °F
Solubility in water	14 g/L
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of formation ΔfHo298	-392.0 kJ·mol-1 (liquid) -333.5 kJ·mol-1 (gas)
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-Hexanol (or hexan-2-ol) is a six carbon alcohol in which the OH group is located on the second carbon atom. Its chemical formula is C₆H₁₄O or C₆H₁₃OH. It is an isomer of the other hexanols. 2-Hexanol has a chiral center and can be resolved into enantiomers.