2-Ethyl-1-hexanol acid by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. Also known as 2-Ethylhexanol, this compound is an alcohol. The reagent is available as a liquid which is poorly soluble in water. It has a melting point of 76 C and a boiling point of 180 to 186 C. 2-Ethylhexanol can be obtained by the aldol condensation of n-butyraldehyde, followed by the hydrogenation of the resulting hydroxyaldehyde. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

• CAS No.: 104-76-7
• Quantity Provided: 500 ml per bottle
• Molecular formula: C8H18O
• Molecular weight: 130.23
• Assay: minimum 99.6 %

2-Ethyl-1-hexanol has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This compound finds several applications in the synthesis of various organic derivatives. 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol has many uses as solvents, flavours, fragrances and precursors for the production of other chemicals such as emollients and plasticizers. It is commonly used to synthesize the diester, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a plasticizer. It can additionally be used as an octane booster when reacted with nitric acid. This reagent is suitable for the industrial synthesis of products and research applications.