2855. n-Decyl Alcohol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 112-30-1
1-Decanol; nonylcarbinol.
C10H22O; mol wt 158.28.
C 75.88%, H 14.01%, O 10.11%.

Description and references

Prepn from caprinaldehyde: Krafft, Ber. 16, 1717 (1883); from capric acid methyl ester: Bouveault, Blanc, Bull. Soc. Chim. [3] 31, 674 (1904); from 1-chlorodecane: Schultz, Ber. 42, 3611 (1909); from nonylmagnesium bromide and formaldehyde: Yohe, Adams, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 50, 1507 (1928). Manuf: Faith, Keyes & Clark's Industrial Chemicals, F. A. Lowenheim, M. K. Moran, Eds. (Wiley-Interscience, New York, 4th ed., 1975) pp 310-317.

Chemical structure

Properties

Moderately viscous, strongly refractive liq. Solidifies forming rectangular plates or leaflets; mp 6.4°. bp760 232.9°; bp15 115-120°; bp8 109.5°. d420 0.8297. nD20 1.43587. Insol in water. Sol in alcohol, ether.

Use

In the manuf of plasticizers, synthetic lubricants, petroleum additives, herbicides, surface active agents, solvents. Has moderate antifoaming capacity.