# Octanol > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Octanol > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Octanol.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octanol > Source revision: 1340278528 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Group of isomers (C8H17OH) Not to be confused with [octanal](/source/Octanal), [octanyl](/source/Octanyl), [octanoyl](/source/Octanoyl), [octenol](/source/Octenol), [octynol](/source/Octynol), or [octonal](/source/Octonal_(disambiguation)). **Octanols** are [alcohols](/source/Alcohol_(chemistry)) with the formula C8H17OH. A simple and important member is [1-octanol](/source/1-octanol), with an unbranched chain of carbons. Other commercially important octanols are [2-octanol](/source/2-octanol) and [2-ethylhexanol](/source/2-ethylhexanol). Some octanols occur naturally in the form of [esters](/source/Ester) in some essential oils.[1] ## Isomers There are 89 possible [isomers](/source/Isomer) of octanol,[2] including: - [1-Octanol](/source/1-Octanol) - [2-Octanol](/source/2-Octanol) - [3-Octanol](/source/3-Octanol) - [2-Ethylhexanol](/source/2-Ethylhexanol) ## See also - [C8H18O](/source/C8H18O) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Octanol"](http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0001183). *Human Metabolome Database*. Retrieved 29 December 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Henze, Henry; Blair, Charles (1931-08-05). ["The number of structurally isomeric alcohols of the methanol series"](https://oeis.org/A000598/a000598_2.pdf) (PDF). *J. Amer. Chem. Soc*. **8** (53): 3042–3045. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1021/ja01359a027](https://doi.org/10.1021%2Fja01359a027). Retrieved 5 May 2025. v t e Alcohols By consumption Alcohols found in alcoholic drinks 1-Propanol 2-Methyl-1-butanol Ethanol Isoamyl alcohol Isobutanol Phenethyl alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol tert-Butyl alcohol Tryptophol Medical alcohol Ethchlorvynol Methylpentynol Methanol poisoning Ethanol Toxic alcohols Isopropyl alcohol Methanol Primary alcohols (1°) Methanol 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol Aminomethanol Cyclohexylmethanol Methoxymethanol Methylazoxymethanol Trifluoromethanol Ethanol 1-Aminoethanol 2,2,2-Trichloroethanol 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-Butoxyethanol 2-Chloroethanol 2-Ethoxyethanol 2-Fluoroethanol 2-Mercaptoethanol 2-Methoxyethanol Aminoethylethanolamine Diethylethanolamine Dimethylethanolamine Ethanol Ethanolamine N,N-Diisopropylaminoethanol N-Methylethanolamine Phenoxyethanol Tribromoethanol Butanol 2-Methyl-1-butanol Isobutanol n-Butanol Straight-chain saturated C1 — C9 Methanol Ethanol 1-Propanol 1-Butanol 1-Pentanol 1-Hexanol 1-Heptanol 1-Octanol (capryl) 1-Nonanol (pelargonic) Straight-chain saturated C10 — C19 1-Decanol (capric) 1-Undecanol (hendecyl) 1-Dodecanol (lauryl) 1-Tridecanol 1-Tetradecanol (myristyl) 1-Pentadecanol 1-Hexadecanol (cetyl / palmityl) 1-Heptadecanol 1-Octadecanol (stearyl) 1-Nonadecanol Straight-chain saturated C20 — C29 1-Icosanol (arachidyl) 1-Heneicosanol 1-Docosanol (behenyl) 1-Tricosanol 1-Tetracosanol (lignoceryl) 1-Pentacosanol 1-Hexacosanol (ceryl) 1-Heptacosanol 1-Octacosanol (cluytyl / montanyl) 1-Nonacosanol Straight-chain saturated C30 — C39 1-Triacontanol (melissyl / myricyl) 1-Hentriacontanol 1-Dotriacontanol (lacceryl) 1-Tritriacontanol 1-Tetratriacontanol (geddyl) 1-Pentatriacontanol 1-Hexatriacontanol 1-Heptatriacontanol 1-Octatriacontanol 1-Nonatriacontanol Straight-chain saturated C40 — C49 1-Tetracontanol 1-Hentetracontanol 1-Dotetracontanol 1-Tritetracontanol 1-Tetratetracontanol 1-Pentatetracontanol 1-Hexatetracontanol 1-Heptatetracontanol 1-Octatetracontanol 1-Nonatetracontanol 2-Ethylhexanol Allyl alcohol Anisyl alcohol Benzyl alcohol Cinnamyl alcohol Crotyl alcohol Furfuryl alcohol Isoamyl alcohol Neopentyl alcohol Nicotinyl alcohol Perillyl alcohol Phenethyl alcohol Prenol Propargyl alcohol Salicyl alcohol Tryptophol Vanillyl alcohol Veratrole alcohol Secondary alcohols (2°) 1-Phenylethanol 2-Butanol 2-Deoxyerythritol 2-Heptanol 3-Heptanol 2-Hexanol 3-Hexanol 3-Methyl-2-butanol 2-Nonanol 2-Octanol 2-Pentanol 3-Pentanol Cyclohexanol Cyclopentanol Cyclopropanol Diphenylmethanol Isopropanol Pinacolyl alcohol Pirkle's alcohol Propylene glycol methyl ether Tertiary alcohols (3°) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol 2-Methylheptan-2-ol 2-Methylhexan-2-ol 3-Methyl-3-pentanol 3-Methyloctan-3-ol Diacetone alcohol Ethchlorvynol Methylpentynol Nonafluoro-tert-butyl alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol tert-Butyl alcohol Triphenylethanol Triphenylmethanol Hydric alcohols Monohydric alcohols Methanol (C1) Ethanol (C2) Isopropanol (C3) 1-Butanol (C4) 1-Pentanol (C5) Cetyl alcohol (C16) Dihydric alcohols Ethylene glycol Propylene glycol Trihydric alcohols Glycerol Polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols) Pentaerythritol Ethylene glycol (C2) Glycerol, Propylene glycol (C3) Erythritol, Threitol (C4) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol, Sorbitol (C6) Volemitol (C7) Amyl alcohols 2,2-Dimethylpropan-1-ol 2-Methylbutan-1-ol 2-Methylbutan-2-ol 3-Methylbutan-1-ol 3-Methylbutan-2-ol Pentan-1-ol Pentan-2-ol Pentan-3-ol Aromatic alcohols Benzyl alcohol 2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol 3-Nitrobenzyl alcohol Saturated fatty alcohols Cetostearyl alcohol Decanol Lauryl alcohol Myristyl alcohol Nonanol Octanol Tridecanol Undecanol Branched and unsaturated fatty alcohols 3-Methyl-3-pentanol Erucyl alcohol Linolenyl alcohol Linoleyl alcohol Oleyl alcohol Palmitoleyl alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol tert-Butyl alcohol Sugar alcohols C1 — C7 Methylene glycol (C1) Ethylene glycol (C2) Glycerol (C3) Erythritol (C4) Threitol (C4) Arabitol (C5) Ribitol (C5) Xylitol (C5) Mannitol (C6) Sorbitol (C6) Galactitol (C6) Iditol (C6) Volemitol (C7) Deoxy sugar alcohols Fucitol Cyclic sugar alcohols Inositol Glycylglycitols Maltitol Lactitol Isomalt Maltotriitol Maltotetraitol Polyglycitol Terpene alcohols Monoterpene alcohols Borneol Citronellol Geraniol Linalool Menthol Nerol Rhodinol Terpineol Sesquiterpene alcohols Bisabolol Farnesol Nerolidol Patchoulol Diterpene alcohols Phytol Dialcohols 1,4-Butanediol 1,5-Pentanediol 2-Methyl-2-propyl-1,3-propanediol Diethylpropanediol Ethylene glycol Trialcohols Glycerol Sterols Cholesterol Ergosterol Lanosterol β-Sitosterol Stigmasterol Fluoroalcohols 1,3-Difluoro-2-propanol 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol 2-Fluoroethanol Nonafluoro-tert-butyl alcohol Trifluoromethanol Preparations Substitution of haloalkane Carbonyl reduction Ether cleavage Hydrolysis of epoxide Hydration of alkene Ziegler process Reactions Deprotonation Protonation Alcohol oxidation Glycol cleavage Nucleophilic substitution Fischer–Speier esterification Williamson ether synthesis Elimination reaction Nucleophilic substitution of carbonyl group Friedel-Crafts alkylation Nucleophilic conjugate addition Transesterification Category Authority control databases: National United States Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Octanol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octanol) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octanol?action=history)). 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