8-Iodooctan-1-ol
Product Information
Molecular Formula
C8H17IO
Molecular Weight
256.12
Description
8-Iodooctan-1-ol is a functionalized alkyl iodide bearing a terminal hydroxyl group. It serves as a highly reactive electrophile in organic synthesis, where the excellent leaving-group ability of iodide facilitates nucleophilic substitution reactions for carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond formation, while the terminal hydroxyl group enables further functionalization or conjugation to biomolecules and surfaces.
Synonyms
1-Octanol, 8-iodo-; 8-Iodo-1-octanol; 8-Iodo-octan-1-ol
IUPAC Name
8-iodooctan-1-ol
SMILES
C(CCCCI)CCCO
InChI
InChI=1S/C8H17IO/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8-10/h10H,1-8H2
InChI Key
QXUBKYIZMFXTEU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Purity
96%
