1-Octanol is an organic compound with a CAS number of 111-87-5, chemical formula of C₈H₁₈O, and molecular weight of 130.23. It is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid with a strong grease and citrus smell. It is a saturated fatty alcohol. N-Octanol is highly volatile and flammable, and its vapor can form an explosive mixture.
1-Octanol
1-Octanol, also known as N-Octanol, is widely used in industry, agriculture, medicine and other fields:
- Industrial field: 1-Octanol is an important raw material for the production of plasticizers. It can be used to synthesize surfactants and is widely used in detergents, cosmetics, textile printing and dyeing, leather processing and other industries. It is an excellent organic solvent that can dissolve many organic compounds. It can be used in coatings, inks, adhesives and other products as a solvent and diluent to help improve the performance and construction performance of the product. N-Octanol has a special smell and can be used as a raw material or intermediate for spices. It can synthesize some spices with fruity and floral smells, which are used to prepare perfumes, flavors and other products to add a unique aroma to them.
- Agricultural field: It is a raw material for preparing certain insecticides, such as organophosphorus insecticides such as phoxim. It can also be used as a solvent or cosolvent for certain herbicides, which helps to improve the adhesion and permeability of herbicides on the plant surface and enhance the weed control effect.
- Medical field: N-Octanol is an important intermediate for the synthesis of some drugs. It can be used as a pharmaceutical excipient, such as a solvent or cosolvent in some external preparations to help the drug dissolve and penetrate and improve the efficacy of the drug. In addition, it can also be used to prepare the matrix material of pharmaceutical capsules, dripping pills and other dosage forms.
- Fuel additives: can be used as fuel additives to improve the performance of fuel. For example, adding an appropriate amount of octanol to diesel can increase the cetane number of diesel, improve combustion performance, and reduce tail gas emissions.
- Ink: plays the role of solvent and co-solvent in ink, adjusts the drying speed and fluidity of ink, enables the ink to transfer and adhere to the printing material better during the printing process, and improves the printing quality.
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