1-Octanol

CAS Registry Number®

111-87-5

CAS Name

1-Octanol

Molecular Formula

C8H18O

Molecular Mass

130.23

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    194-195 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -17--16 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.827 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCC)CCCO

Canonical SMILES

OCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1-Octanol
  • Octyl alcohol
  • Caprylic alcohol
  • Heptyl carbinol
  • n-Octanol

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

220713-26-8

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