1-Octadecanol

• Formula: C₁₈H₃₈O
• Molecular weight: 270.4937
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C18H38O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19/h19H,2-18H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GLDOVTGHNKAZLK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 112-92-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: n-Octadecanol; n-Octadecyl alcohol; n-1-Octadecanol; Aldol 62; Alfol 18; Atalco S; Cachalot S-43; Crodacol-S; Lanol S; Lorol 28; Octadecan-1-ol; Octadecyl alcohol; Sipol S; Siponol S; Siponol SC; Stearol; Stearyl alcohol; Stenol; Steraffine; Decyl octyl alcohol; Adol 68; Dytol e-46; Octadecanol; Polaax; Usp XIII stearyl alcohol; CO-1895; CO-1897; Kalcohl 80; Conol 30F; 1-Hydroxyoctadecane; C18 Linear alcohol; Cachalot S-56; CO 1895F; Conol 1675; Crodacol S70; Crodacol S95NF; Lanette 18 DEO; Lorol C18; Octadecanol NF; Philcohol 1800; Rita SA; Stearyl alcohol NF; Stearyl alcohol USP; Varonic BG; Octanodecanol; 1-Stearyl alcohol; Stearic alcohol; Rofamol; Kalcohl 8098; Adol 62; SSD AF (Salt/Mix); Ceteareth-20 (Salt/Mix)
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References

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Chickos, Braton, et al., 1991
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Ksiazczak, A.; Parczewska, B., Vapour pressures of binary three-phase (solid+liquid+vapour) mixtures I. Melting temperatures of polymorphic phases, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1988, 20, 785-90. [all data]

Gaikwad and Subrahmanyam, 1985
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Gioia Lobbia, 1981
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Gioia Lobbia, 1981, 2
Gioia Lobbia, G., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 1, 45. [all data]

Gioia Lobbia, 1981, 3
Gioia Lobbia, G., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 1, 46. [all data]

Gioia Lobbia, 1981, 4
Gioia Lobbia, G., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 1, 48. [all data]

Lobbia, 1981
Lobbia, G., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1981, No. 1, 47. [all data]

Kuchhal, Shukla, et al., 1979
Kuchhal, Y.K.; Shukla, R.N.; Biswas, A.B., Differential thermal analysis of n-long chain alcohols and corresponding alkoxy ethanols, Thermochimica Acta, 1979, 31, 1, 61-70, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(79)80008-8 . [all data]

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Shulman, Formo, et al., 1961
Shulman, S.; Formo, M.W.; Rheineck, A.E., Aliphatic Urethanes. Effect of Chain Length on Some Physical Properties, J. Am. Oil Chem. SOc., 1961, 38, 205-8. [all data]

Costello and Bowden, 1958
Costello, J.M.; Bowden, S.T., The Temperature Variation of Orthobaric Density Difference in Liquid-Vapor Systems III. Alcohols, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1958, 77, 36-46. [all data]

Rathmann, Curtis, et al., 1956
Rathmann, G.B.; Curtis, A.J.; McGeer, P.L.; Smyth, C.P., Microwave Absorption and Molecular Structure in Liquids. XIV. The Apparent Critical Wave Lengths of Liquid Long Chain Alcohols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1956, 78, 2035-8. [all data]

Doolittle and Peterson, 1951
Doolittle, A.K.; Peterson, R.H., Preparation of physical properties of a series of n-alkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 2145. [all data]

Hetling and Shchekin, 1943
Hetling, V.A.; Shchekin, V.V., Preparation of Certain High Molecular Hydrocarbons, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1943, 13, 717. [all data]

Becker and Strating, 1940
Becker, H.J.; Strating, J., Preparation of Several Crystalline Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in the Pure State, Rec. Trav. Chim., 1940, 59, 933-46. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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