1-Octanol

Colorless liquid

Liquid

0.83 g · cm -3 ( 20 ° C)

-16 ° C.

195 ° C

3.2 Pa ( 20 ° C)

Very poor in water ( 0.3 g · l-1 at 20 ° C)

1.4295 (20 ° C)

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1- octanol ( octanol short or octanol ) is a chemical compound of the substance group of aliphatic alcohols. It is also a primary alcohol. In addition to the 1 -octanol, there are other isomers of octanol, such as 2- octanol, 3 -octanol and 4 -octanol.

Properties

1 -octanol is a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic odor. The flash point is 81 ° C. At a temperature of 270 ° C, the compound itself ignites

Use

1 -octanol is further processed to form esters, which are used as perfumes. When octanol / water partition coefficient, which is used in environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology and pharmacokinetics to estimate the behavior of a substance that provides 1- octanol represents the natural organic phase