Octanol

Summary

Octanols are alcohols with the formula C8H17OH. A simple and important member is 1-Octanol, with an unbranched chain of carbons. Other commercially important octanols are 2-Octanol and 2-Ethylhexanol. Some octanols occur naturally in the form of esters in some essential oils.[1]

Isomers edit

There are 89 possible isomers of octanol,[citation needed] including:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Octanol". Human Metabolome Database. Retrieved 29 December 2019.