Octanol

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Octanols are alcohols with the formula C₈H₁₇OH. A simple and important member is 1-octanol, with an unbranched chain of carbons. Other commercially important octanols are 2-octanol and 2-ethylhexanol. Some octanols occur naturally in the form of esters in some essential oils.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Isomers

There are 89 possible isomers of octanol,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> including:

• 1-Octanol
• 2-Octanol
• 2-Ethylhexanol

See also

• C₈H₁₈O