1-Octanol

• Formula: C₈H₁₈O
• Molecular weight: 130.2279
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 111-87-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Octyl alcohol; n-Octan-1-ol; n-Octanol; n-Octyl alcohol; Alfol 8; Caprylic alcohol; Heptyl carbinol; Octanol; Octilin; Sipol L8; Alcohol C-8; n-Heptyl carbinol; Octan-1-ol; Prim-n-octyl alcohol; Octanol-(1); Dytol M-83; Lorol 20; Octyl alcohol, normal-primary; Primary octyl alcohol; Epal 8; 1-Hydroxyoctane; Emery 3322; Emery 3324; Lorol C 8-98; 1-Octyl alcohol; NSC 9823
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Phase change data

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Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Gude and Teja, 1995
Gude, M.; Teja, A.S., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 4. Aliphatic Alkanols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 1025-1036. [all data]

Teja, Lee, et al., 1989
Teja, A.S.; Lee, R.J.; Rosenthal, D.J.; Anselme, M.J., Correlation of the Critical Properties of Alkanes and Alkanols in 5th IUPAC Conference on Alkanes and AlkanolsGradisca, 1989. [all data]

Anselme and Teja, 1988
Anselme, M.J.; Teja, A.S., Critical Temperatures and Densities of Isomeric Alkanols with Six to Ten Carbon Atoms, Fluid Phase Equilib., 1988, 40, 127-34. [all data]

Efremov, 1966
Efremov, Yu.V., Density, Surface Tension, Saturated Vapor Pressurs and Critical Parameters of Alcohols, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1966, 40, 1240. [all data]

Davies and Kybett, 1965
Davies, M.; Kybett, B., Sublimation and vaporization heats of long-chain alcohols, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 1608. [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Kulikov, Verevkin, et al., 2001
Kulikov, Dmitry; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Heintz, Andreas, Enthalpies of vaporization of a series of aliphatic alcohols, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2001, 192, 1-2, 187-207, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(01)00633-1 . [all data]

N'Guimbi, Kasehgari, et al., 1992
N'Guimbi, J.; Kasehgari, H.; Mokbel, I.; Jose, J., Tensions de vapeur d'alcools primaires dans le domaine 0,3 Pa à 1,5 kPa, Thermochimica Acta, 1992, 196, 2, 367-377, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(92)80100-B . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Wilhoit and Zwolinski, 1973
Wilhoit, R.C.; Zwolinski, B.J., Physical and thermodynamic properties of aliphatic alcohols, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data Suppl., 1973, 1, 2, 1. [all data]

Kemme and Kreps, 1969
Kemme, Herbert R.; Kreps, Saul I., Vapor pressure of primary n-alkyl chlorides and alcohols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1969, 14, 1, 98-102, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60040a011 . [all data]

Geiseler, Fruwert, et al., 1966
Geiseler, Gerhard; Fruwert, Johanna; Hüttig, Rainer, Dampfdruck- und Schwingungsverhalten der stellungsisomeren n-Octanole und hydroxydeuterierten n-Octanole, Chem. Ber., 1966, 99, 5, 1594-1601, https://doi.org/10.1002/cber.19660990525 . [all data]

Rose, Papahronis, et al., 1958
Rose, Arthur; Papahronis, B.; Williams, E., Experimental Measurement of Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for Octanol-Decanol and Decanol-Dodecanol Binaries., Ind. Eng. Chem. Chem. Eng. Data Series, 1958, 3, 2, 216-219, https://doi.org/10.1021/i460004a008 . [all data]

Ambrose, Sprake, et al., 1975
Ambrose, D.; Sprake, C.H.S.; Townsend, R., Thermodynamic Properties of Organic Oxygen Compounds. XXXVII. Vapour Pressures of Methanol, Ethanol, Pentan-1-ol, and Octan-1-ol from the Normal Boiling Temperature to the Critical Temperature, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 2, 185-190, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(75)90267-0 . [all data]

Ambrose, Ellender, et al., 1974
Ambrose, D.; Ellender, J.H.; Sprake, C.H.S., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds XXXV. Vapour pressures of aliphatic alcohols, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1974, 6, 9, 909-914, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(74)90235-3 . [all data]

Ambrose and Sprake, 1970
Ambrose, D.; Sprake, C.H.S., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds XXV. Vapour pressures and normal boiling temperatures of aliphatic alcohols, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1970, 2, 5, 631-645, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(70)90038-8 . [all data]

van Miltenburg, Gabrielová, et al., 2003
van Miltenburg, J. Cees; Gabrielová, Hana; Ruzicka, Kvetoslav, Heat Capacities and Derived Thermodynamic Functions of 1-Hexanol, 1-Heptanol, 1-Octanol, and 1-Decanol between 5 K and 390 K, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2003, 48, 5, 1323-1331, https://doi.org/10.1021/je0340856 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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