Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-15 01:05:19 UTC
Update Date2024-09-27 22:08:30 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0008155
Metabolite Identification
Common Name1-Octanol
Description1-Octanol, also known as octan-1-ol, is the organic compound with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)7OH. It is a fatty alcohol. Many other isomers are also known generically as octanols. Octanol is mainly produced industrially by the oligomerization of ethylene using triethylaluminium followed by oxidation of the alkylaluminium products. This route is known as the Ziegler alcohol synthesis. Octanol also occurs naturally in the form of esters in some essential oils. Octanol and water are immiscible. The distribution of a compound between water and octanol is used to calculate the partition coefficient (logP) of that molecule. Water/octanol partitioning is a good approximation of the partitioning between the cytosol and lipid membranes of living systems. Octanol is a colorless, slightly viscous liquid used as a defoaming or wetting agent. It is also used as a solvent for protective coatings, waxes, and oils, and as a raw material for plasticizers. It is also one of many compounds derived from tobacco and tobacco smoke and shown to increase the permeability of the membranes of human lung fibroblasts (PMID 7466833 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-HydroxyoctaneChEBI
1-OctanolChEBI
1-OktanolChEBI
Capryl alcoholChEBI
Caprylic alcoholChEBI
N-Heptyl carbinolChEBI
N-Octan-1-olChEBI
Primary octyl alcoholChEBI
2-Capryl alcoholHMDB
2-OctanolHMDB
2-Octanol ~99%HMDB
Alcohol C-8HMDB
Alfol 8HMDB
DL-2-OctanolHMDB
Dytol m-83HMDB
Emery 3322HMDB
Emery 3324HMDB
Epal 8HMDB
Heptyl carbinolHMDB
Hexyl methyl carbinolHMDB
Lorol 20HMDB
Lorol C8HMDB
N-OctanolHMDB, MeSH
N-Octyl alcoholHMDB, MeSH
N-Octyl-alcoholHMDB
Octan-1-olHMDB
Octan-2-olHMDB
Octan-2-ol 98+ %HMDB
OctilinHMDB
Octyl alcoholHMDB
Octyl alcohol normal-primaryHMDB
Octyl-alcoholHMDB
Prim-N-octyl alcoholHMDB
Sipol L8HMDB
1 OctanolMeSH, HMDB
N OctanolMeSH, HMDB
Alcohol, N-octylMeSH, HMDB
N Octyl alcoholMeSH, HMDB
Molecular FormulaC8H18O
Average Mass130.2279
Monoisotopic Mass130.135765198
IUPAC Nameoctan-1-ol
Traditional Nameoctanol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3
InChI KeyKBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N