PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | -36 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 176 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| vapor pressure | 0.5 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
| refractive index | n |
| FEMA | 2548 | HEPTYL ALCOHOL |
| Flash point: | 165 °F |
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
| solubility | 1g/l |
| form | Liquid |
| pka | 15.38±0.10(Predicted) |
| color | Clear |
| Relative polarity | 0.549 |
| Odor | Weak alcoholic. |
| Odor Threshold | 0.0048ppm |
| explosive limit | 0.9%(V) |
| Odor Type | green |
| Water Solubility | 2.85 g/L (100 ºC) |
| Merck | 14,4661 |
| JECFA Number | 94 |
| BRN | 1731686 |
| Dielectric constant | 6.7（21℃） |
| Stability: | Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong oxidizing agents. |
| InChIKey | BBMCTIGTTCKYKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| LogP | 2.2 at 20℃ |
Description and Uses
Heptyl alcohol has a faint, aromatic, fatty odor and a pungent, spicy taste. It may be synthesized by reduction of enanthic aldehyde, which is a distillation product of castor oil.
1-Heptanol, is used in the fragrance industry due to its pleasant smell.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 20/21/22-36-52 |
| Safety Statements | 36-36/37/39-26 |
| RIDADR | 2810 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | MK0350000 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 662 °F |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 6.1(b) |
| PackingGroup | III |
| HS Code | 29051900 |
| Toxicity | LD50 orally in Rabbit: 500 mg/kg LD50 dermal Rabbit 2000 mg/kg |
