What is "octanal"

n. (context organic compound English) The saturated aliphatic aldehyde having eight carbon atoms

Octanal is the organic compound, an aldehyde, with the chemical formula CH(CH)CHO. A colorless fragrant liquid with a fruit-like odor, it occurs naturally in citrus oils. It is used commercially as a component in perfumes and in flavor production for the food industry. It is usually produced by hydroformylation of heptene and the dehydrogenation of 1-octanol.

Octanal can also be referred to as caprylic aldehyde or aldehyde C-8.