Production:

Hydrogenation of heptaldehyde with nickel catalysts will yield heptyl alcohol. The optimum conditions found for quantitative conversion of heptaldehyde to heptyl alcohol are temperature – 100°C, nickel catalyst concentration – 2% based on heptaldehyde (w/w), hydrogen pressure -145 psig and reaction time of about 1 hour.

Applications:

Used as chemical intermediates for:

• Perfumes and flavours (with fruit taste)
• Polymer plasticizer

Used in toilet preparations and detergents.

Specifications:

Synonyms: Amyl methyl carbinol, 5-heptyl alcohol, heptan-2-ol, methyl amyl carbinol, 1-methylhexanol