What is "octanol"

n. (context organic compound English) Any of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic alcohol having eight carbon atoms, but especially the simple primary alcohol ''n-octanol''; its esters are used in perfumery

Octanols are alcohols with the formula CHOH. A simple and important member is 1-octanol, with an unbranched chain of carbons. Other commercially important octanols are 2-octanol and 2-ethylhexanol.

There are 89 possible isomers of octanol.

Category:Fatty alcohols