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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/1,8-octanediol
C8H18O2
146.23 g/mol
Industrial Chemical

1,8-Octanediol

CAS629-41-4EC211-090-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Chemical intermediate and monomer

1,8-Octanediol is an industrial chemical used primarily as a chemical intermediate and monomer. It contains two alcohol functional groups and is employed in the synthesis of polymers and other specialty chemicals.

Chemical intermediateMonomer for polymer production

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

octane-1,8-diol

InChIKey

OEIJHBUUFURJLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCO)CCCO

Synonyms (13)
  • AC-662
  • ODI
  • .ALPHA.,.OMEGA.-OCTANEDIOL
  • .OMEGA.-OCTANEDIOL
  • 1,8-Dihydroxyoctane
  • 1,8-OCTAMETHYLENE GLYCOL
  • 1,8-Octandiol
  • 1,8-Octanediol
  • ORISTAR OTD
  • Octamethylene glycol
  • Octan-1,8-diol
  • Octane-1,8-diol
  • Octanediol