Octan-1-ol is an octanol carrying the hydroxy group at position 1.Octanol appears as a clear colorless liquid with a penetrating aromatic odor. Insoluble in water.
1-Octanol (n-octanol) is a monohydroxy alcohol that can be found in essential oils as the butyrate and acetate. It can be synthesized with high selectivity from biomass-derived furfural-acetone (FFA) in the presence of Pd/NbOPO4 (palladium/ niobium oxide phosphate) catalyst.