Description
Decyl alcohol appears as a clear colorless liquid with a sweet fat-like odor. Flash point 180°F. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors are heavier than air.;Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS LIQUID WITH CHARACTERISTIC ODOUR.;colourless liquid/floral, waxy, fruity odour
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H22O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11/h11H,2-10H2,1H3
InChI Key
MWKFXSUHUHTGQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
231 °C (lit.)
Melting Point
5-7 °C (lit.)
Flash Point
180 °F (USCG, 1999);82 °C (180 °F) - closed cup;180 °F (82 °C) (Open cup);108 °C c.c.
Density
0.84 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);0.8297 g/cu cm at 20 °C;0.83 g/cm³;Relative density of the vapour/air-mixture at 20 °C (air = 1): 1.01;0.826-0.831
Solubility
2.34e-04 M;0.037 mg/mL at 25 °C;In water, 37 mg/L at 25 °C;Soluble in carbon tetrachloride; miscible in ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform;1:3 IN 60% ALCOHOL;Soluble in alcohol, ether, mineral oil, propylene glycol, fixed oils; Insoluble in glycerin water at 233 °C;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.37 (very poor);soluble in alcohol, ether, mineral oil, propylene glycol, most fixed oils; Insoluble in glycerin, water;1 ml in 3 ml 60% alcohol (in ethanol)
Autoignition Temperature
550 °F (USCG, 1999);550 °F (288 °C);255 °C
Color/Form
Colorless to water-white liquid;Colorless, viscous, refractive liquid;Moderately viscous, strongly refractive liquid
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
EC Number
203-956-9;266-367-6;287-621-2;253-173-1;613-644-8
Exact Mass
158.167065g/mol
Heat of Vaporization
81.50 kJ/mol at 225 °C
LogP
4.57 (LogP);4.57;log Kow= 4.57;4.57;4.23 (calculated)
Monoisotopic Mass
158.167065g/mol
Odor
Sweet odor;Floral, fruity odor;RESEMBLE ORANGE FLOWERS
Other Experimental
Solidifies /at 6.4 °C/, forming rectangular plates or leaflets;BP: 115 to 120 °C at 15 mm Hg; 109.5 °C at 8 mm Hg;Conversion factors: 1 mg/L= 154.5 ppm; 1 ppm= 6.47 mg/cu m at 25 °C, 760 mm Hg;Liquid molar volume = 0.191772 cu m/kmol;Heat of formation = -4.0166X10+8 J/kmol;Heat of fusion = 3.7656X10+7 J/kmol (at melting pt);Heat of combustion = -6.1170X10+9 J/kmol;Surface tension = 0.029742 N/m (at melting point);Henry's Law constant = 4.7831X10-5 atm-cu m/mol at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.44X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C
Refractive Index
Index of refraction = 1.4372 at 20 °C/D;1.435-1.439
Stability
Stable in mildly acidic & alkaline solutions
Vapor Density
5.3 (Air= 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 5.5
Vapor Pressure
0.01 mmHg;0.00851 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, Pa at 20 °C: 1
Viscosity
10.9 mPa.s at 25 °C
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