2-Hexanol (hexan-2-ol) is a six-carbon alcohol in which the hydroxy group (OH) 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 two different enantiomers.
Its toxicity is based on metabolism to hexane-2,5-dione.[3]
References
- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–310, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ^ "2-Hexanol". Chemspider.
- ^ Stephen R. Clough, Leyna Mulholland (2005). "Hexane". Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second ed.). ISBN 978-0-12-369400-3.
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