2-heptanol
Encyclopedia
2-Heptanol is a chemical compound which is an isomer
of heptanol
. It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl
on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.
2-Heptanol is chiral
, so (R)- and (S)- isomers exist.
Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
of heptanol
Heptanol
Heptanol may refer to any of four isomeric chemical compounds:* 1-Heptanol* 2-Heptanol* 3-Heptanol* 4-Heptanol...
. It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl
Hydroxyl
A hydroxyl is a chemical group containing an oxygen atom covalently bonded with a hydrogen atom. In inorganic chemistry, the hydroxyl group is known as the hydroxide ion, and scientists and reference works generally use these different terms though they refer to the same chemical structure in...
on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.
2-Heptanol is chiral
Chirality (chemistry)
A chiral molecule is a type of molecule that lacks an internal plane of symmetry and thus has a non-superimposable mirror image. The feature that is most often the cause of chirality in molecules is the presence of an asymmetric carbon atom....
, so (R)- and (S)- isomers exist.