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Octanol

Octan-1-ol is an octanol carrying the hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as an antifungal agent, a fuel additive, a plant metabolite, a bacterial metabolite and a kairomone. It is a primary alcohol and an octanol.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C8H18O
Molecular weight
130.23 g/mol
IUPAC name
octan-1-ol
InChIKey
KBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCO
PubChem
CID 957 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

115 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 112 references.

Protein interactions

Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.

Disease associations

Associations recorded for the compound itself. A metabolomics association means it was detected or studied in that condition, not that it treats or causes it; an occupational entry describes a hazard of exposure. Neither is a therapeutic claim about any product.

Registered clinical trials

4 registered on ClinicalTrials.gov naming this molecule as an intervention. See all terpene trials.

Literature