Record Information
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Creation Date2016-09-30 22:42:11 UTC
Update Date2020-05-11 20:38:46 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0001183
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB01183
Metabolite Identification
Common NameOctanol
DescriptionOctanol, also known as 1-hydroxyoctane or 1-oktanol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty alcohols. These are aliphatic alcohols consisting of a chain of a least six carbon atoms. Thus, octanol is considered to be a fatty alcohol. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Octanol.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-HydroxyoctaneChEBI
1-OctanolChEBI
1-OktanolChEBI
Capryl alcoholChEBI
Caprylic alcoholChEBI
N-Heptyl carbinolChEBI
N-Octan-1-olChEBI
Primary octyl alcoholChEBI
2-Capryl alcoholHMDB
2-OctanolHMDB
2-Octanol ~99%HMDB
Alcohol C-8HMDB
Alfol 8HMDB
DL-2-OctanolHMDB
Dytol m-83HMDB
Emery 3322HMDB
Emery 3324HMDB
Epal 8HMDB
Heptyl carbinolHMDB
Hexyl methyl carbinolHMDB
Lorol 20HMDB
Lorol C8HMDB
N-OctanolHMDB, MeSH
N-Octyl alcoholHMDB, MeSH
N-Octyl-alcoholHMDB
Octan-1-olHMDB
Octan-2-olHMDB
Octan-2-ol 98+ %HMDB
OctilinHMDB
Octyl alcoholHMDB
Octyl alcohol normal-primaryHMDB
Octyl-alcoholHMDB
Prim-N-octyl alcoholHMDB
Sipol L8HMDB
1 OctanolMeSH, HMDB
N OctanolMeSH, HMDB
Alcohol, N-octylMeSH, HMDB
N Octyl alcoholMeSH, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC8H18O
Average Molecular Weight130.2279
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight130.135765198
IUPAC Nameoctan-1-ol
Traditional Nameoctanol
CAS Registry Number111-87-5
SMILES
CCCCCCCCO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H18O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h9H,2-8H2,1H3
InChI KeyKBPLFHHGFOOTCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as fatty alcohols. These are aliphatic alcohols consisting of a chain of a least six carbon atoms.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty alcohols
Direct ParentFatty alcohols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Fatty alcohol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected but not Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point-15.5 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water Solubility0.54 mg/mLNot Available
LogP3.0HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP3.21ALOGPS
logP2.58ChemAxon
logS-2.4ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)16.84ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area20.23 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count6ChemAxon
Refractivity40.54 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability17.42 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Brain
  • Colostrum
  • Epidermis
  • Fibroblasts
  • Intestine
  • Muscle
  • Placenta
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
Adipose TissueExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
BrainExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
EpidermisExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
FibroblastsExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
IntestineExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
PlacentaExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
ColostrumDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Commercial Product/bacterial growth on ground beef
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MuscleDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Commercial Product/bacterial growth on ground beef
details
HMDB IDHMDB0001183
DrugBank IDDB12452
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB012583
KNApSAcK IDC00001264
Chemspider ID932
KEGG Compound IDC00756
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkOctanol
METLIN ID6063
PubChem Compound957
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID16188
References
Synthesis ReferenceHagiwara, Nobue; Takahashi, Shigetoshi; Shibano, Toshishige. n-Octanol. Jpn. Tokkyo Koho (1977), 3 pp.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General ReferencesNot Available