Chemistry:Octanol

Short description: Group of isomers

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.

Isomers

There are 89 possible isomers of octanol, including:

• 1-Octanol
• 2-Octanol
• 2-Ethylhexanol

See also

• C₈H₁₈O