
2-Butyl-1-octanol
2-butyl-1-octanol is a primary alcohol that is 1-octanol substituted by a butyl group at position 2. Metabolite observed in cancer metabolism. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, a medium-chain fatty alcohol and an alkyl alcohol. It derives from a hydride of an octane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-butyloctan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C12H26O
- Molecular weight
- 186.33 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 186.198365449 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:84235
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3183262
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0044818
- PubMed:18990492
- PubMed:17120277
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