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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