6751. 1-Octanol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 111-87-5
Caprylic alcohol; 1-hydroxyoctane.
C8H18O; mol wt 130.23.
C 73.78%, H 13.93%, O 12.29%.

Description and references

Occurs in the form of esters in some essential oils. Prepd from the esterified products of coconut oil, the methyl caprylate being reduced by Na and alcohol.

Chemical structure

Properties

Colorless liquid; penetrating, aromatic odor. d420 0.827. mp -17 to -16°. bp 194-195°. nD20 1.430. Insol in water. Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, ether.

Use

Solvent. Determn of partition coefficients. Manuf of perfumes and esters.