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Heptan-1-ol

111-70-6C7H16O116.204 g/mol

A primary alcohol that is heptane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has been isolated from Capillipedium parviflorum. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

1 indexed references
JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

22A4168 · FY2010

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number111-70-6ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC7H16OChEBI ↗
Molar mass116.204 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass116.12012 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:43003ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass116.20 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass116.120115130 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP2.7PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)20.2PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors1PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds5PubChem ↗

PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.

Names & structural identifiers

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heptan-1-ol
heptan-1-ol
BBMCTIGTTCKYKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CCCCCCCO
InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h8H,2-7H2,1H3

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

flavouring agentfragrancegap junctional intercellular communication inhibitorplant metabolite

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2010 source classification
1-Heptanol · 22A4168
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 4
Skin corrosion/irritationCategory 2
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Acute)Category 3
Hazardous to the aquatic environment (Long-term)Category 3

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00860556 mol

Uses 116.204 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 7 atoms
72.35%
H
Hydrogen · 16 atoms
13.88%
O
Oxygen · 1 atom
13.77%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Volatile constituents of Capillipedium parviflorum. ↗Phytochemistry · 2004 Jul · PMID 15279990
[The effect of gap blocker 1-heptanol on function and morphology of guinea pig cochlea]. ↗Lin chuang er bi yan hou ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology · 2005 Aug · PMID 16320719

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:43003

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 8129 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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