Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
1-
Octan
ol
:
Also
called
octan
-1-
ol
(
IUPAC
) or
n
-
octan
ol
. A
primary alcohol
and
nonpolar
(
ε
= 10.3)
protic solvent
used to evaluate
partition coefficient (logP)
values.
Bond-line structure
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Molecular structure
of 1-
octan
ol
.
Related terms:
Alcohol
,
methanol
,
ethanol
,
octane
,
octane rating
,
octane number
,
polar solvent
,
aprotic solvent
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