Editing 1-Heptanol

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| ImageFile = 1-Heptanol.svg
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| ImageName = Skeletal formula
| ImageFile1 = 1-Heptanol-3D-vdW.png
| ImageName1 = Space-filling model
| PIN = Heptan-1-ol
| OtherNames = Heptyl alcohol<br />''n''-Heptyl alcohol<br />Enanthic alcohol
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
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| UNII = 8JQ5607IO5
| InChI = 1/C7H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h8H,2-7H2,1H3
| InChIKey = BBMCTIGTTCKYKF-UHFFFAOYAV
| ChEBI = 43003
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| StdInChIKey = BBMCTIGTTCKYKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| PubChem = 8129
| SMILES = OCCCCCCC
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| C=7 | H=16 | O=1
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| Density = 0.8187 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPtC = -34.6
| BoilingPtC = 175.8
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'''1-Heptanol''' is an [[Alcohol (chemistry)|alcohol]] with a seven [[carbon]] chain and the structural formula of CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub>OH.<ref name=crc>{{cite book | title = [[CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics]] | edition = 65th}}</ref> It is a clear colorless liquid that is very slightly soluble in water, but miscible with [[diethyl ether|ether]] and [[ethanol]].

==Overview==
There are three other isomers of heptanol that have a straight chain, [[2-Heptanol|2-heptanol]], [[3-Heptanol|3-heptanol]], and [[4-Heptanol|4-heptanol]], which differ by the location of the alcohol [[functional group]].

Heptanol is commonly used in [[cardiac electrophysiology]] experiments to block [[gap junction]]s and increase axial resistance between [[myocyte]]s. Increasing axial resistance will decrease conduction velocity and increase the heart's susceptibility to reentrant excitation and sustained arrhythmias. 

1-Heptanol has a pleasant smell and is used in cosmetics for its fragrance.

==See also==
* [[2-Heptanol]]
* [[3-Heptanol]]

==References==
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{{Alcohols}}

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[[Category:Primary alcohols]]
[[Category:Alkanols]]