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White powder

1,2-Decanediol is a 1,2-alkanediol that is used as an antimicrobial agent in cosmetics. 1,2-Decanediol also suppresses the fluidity of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups in the phospholipid membrane of liposomes.

ChEBI: 1,2-Decanediol is a glycol that is decane bearing two hydroxy substituents located at positions 1 and 2. It has a role as an anti-inflammatory agent, an antioxidant and a human metabolite. It is a glycol and a volatile organic compound. It derives from a hydride of a decane.

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 98, p. 1986, 1976 DOI: 10.1021/ja00423a067
Synthesis, p. 45, 1989

Nonflammable

Synthesis of 1,2-decanediol: A homogeneous clear solution is prepared by adding 3 moles of acetone to 1 mole of a mixture of 1-nonene oxide and 1-decene oxide at room temperature. After 50 grams of 5% aqueous sulfuric acid to the solution, the acetone is evaporated off and the resulting solution is neutralized by adding an aqueous sodium hydroxide. The neutralized solution is extracted with pet ether and the extract dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The pet ether is stripped off and a mixture of 1,2-nonanediol and 1,2-decanediol is obtained by distilling under vacuo.