Chemicals and Drugs

1-Octanol

A colorless, slightly viscous liquid used as a defoaming or wetting agent. It is also used as a solvent for protective coatings, waxes, and oils, and as a raw material for plasticizers. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A colorless, slightly viscous liquid used as a defoaming or wetting agent. It is also used as a solvent for protective coatings, waxes, and oils, and as a raw material for plasticizers. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C8H18O
Molecular Weight
130.23 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
111-87-5
IUPAC Name
octan-1-ol
InChIKey
KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCO
MeSH Unique ID
D020003
Source
PubChem CID 957

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • n-Octanol
  • n-Octyl Alcohol
  • 1 Octanol
  • Alcohol, n-Octyl
  • n Octanol
  • n Octyl Alcohol

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

OCTANOLS is also available

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History Note

98; use 1-OCTANOL (NM) 1981-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Octanols (1981-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. 1-Octanol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020003
  2. 1-Octanol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Octanol
  3. 1-Octanol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161666
  4. 1-Octanol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 957. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/957