Functional Roles
Industries Served
Physical Properties
melting_point
-48.3 u00b0F (USCG, 1999)
boiling_point
314.8 u00b0F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
density
0.85 at 68 u00b0F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float
solubility
Sol in ethanol, acetone, chloroform; miscible with ether, benzene; slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride
vapor_pressure
38.78 mmHg (USCG, 1999)
flash_point
145 u00b0F (USCG, 1999)
GHS / SDS Safety
Warning
Irritant
Flammable
- H315: Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H226: Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]
- H302+H312 (23.3%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]
- H319 (35.5%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H312 (82.5%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]
- H312 (33.5%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]
- H302 (> 99.9%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H302+H312 (82.5%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]
- H319 (82.5%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H226 (34.3%): Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]
- H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
Chemical Identity
| CAS Number | 111-27-3 |
| IUPAC Name | hexan-1-ol |
| InChI Key | ZSIAUFGUXNUGDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| PubChem CID | 8103 |
| INCI Name | HEXYL ALCOHOL |
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Prisorine 3700 is a fatty alcohol used as an emollient and thickener in cosmetics, creams, and lotions.