| Chemical |
Hexanol |
| CAS-number : |
111-27-3 |
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| Synonyms : |
| 1-hexanol |
| amyl carbinol. |
| hexyl alcohol |
| n-hexanol |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
|
C6H14O |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2038523 |
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| Uses : |
Pharmaceuticals solvent, plasticizer, intermediate for textile
and leather finishing agents.
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| State and appearance : |
Colorless liquid.
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| Odor : |
Quality: sweet, alcohol
Hedonic tone: pleasant
Threshold odour concentration
absolute: 0.01 ppm
50 % recognition: 0.09 ppm
100 % recognition: 0.09 ppm
Odour index 100 % recognition: 14 666
(Hellman & Small 1974)
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 0.8186 |
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| Boiling point, °C : |
| 157.2 |
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| Flashing point, °C : |
| 65 |
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| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 2 |
ANON 1986 |
| 2.03 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Henry's law constant, Pa x m3/mol : |
| 1.897 |
calc. Yaws et al. 1991 |
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| Other physicochemical properties : |
Sligthly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether.
Combustible.
Autoign temperature 292 °C.
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| Effects on microorganisms : |
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
bacteria (Pseudomonas putida): 62 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980a)
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| EC50 values to microorganism, mg/l : |
| 68 |
15 min Microtox, Hermens et al. 1985 |
| 2350 |
Biodegradation inhibition, |
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Vaishnav 1986 |
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 120 |
96hr, 10 °C, Alburnus alburnus |
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Linden et al. 1979 |
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| 97.7 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984 |
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| EC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 97.7 |
96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas, Brooke et al. 1984 |
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| Other information of water organisms : |
Toxicity threshold (cell multiplication inhibition test):
green algae (Scenedesmus quadricauda): 30 mg/l
protozoa (Entosiphon sulcatum): 75 mg/l
(Bringmann & Kühn 1980a)
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