Quantitative colorless micro smelly liquid. Flammable, slightly soluble in cold water, soluble in hot water and ethyl ether, slightly soluble in alcohol. Can be used as a paint and coating agent intermediates, alkyd resin modifying agent, production of peroxides as polymerization catalysts (such as PE), as well as for lubricants resin and PVC stabilizer and so on.

    Foreign companies with butyl aldehyde as raw material, by condensation dehydration from 2 - ethyl has olefine aldehyde.

    Ethyl hexyl alcohol oxidation process: from 2 - ethyl hexanol hitches in sodium hydroxide solution to generate different octylic acid sodium potassium permanganate oxidation, then through sulfuric acid neutralization.

   Ethyl hexene aldehyde oxidation, with the production of propylene carbonyl synthesis of 2 - ethyl hexanol intermediate product 2 - ethyl hexene aldehyde as raw material, through selective hydrogenation was 2 - ethyl hexanal, then through the liquid phase oxidation production 2 - ethyl hexanol.

   Ethyl hexanol catalytic dehydrogenation esterification method: 2 - ethyl hexanol in alkaline conditions, with cadmium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese dioxide as catalyst, the 180-210 ℃ dehydrogenation to generate 2 - ethyl caproate (different octylic acid ester), ester by saponification generate the corresponding quantitative salt and alcohol, salt after sulfuric acid acidification, then through distillation quantitative products.