1-Heptadecanol

Primary alcohol with 17 carbons

1-Heptadecanol^[1]
Names


Preferred IUPAC name Heptadecan-1-ol
Other names heptadecan-1-ol heptadecanol heptadecyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS Number	1454-85-9
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:77470
ChEMBL	ChEMBL278989
ChemSpider	14348
ECHA InfoCard	100.014.484
EC Number	215-932-5
PubChem CID	15076
UNII	N3IL85TMCX
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3051460
InChI InChI=1S/C17H36O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18/h18H,2-17H2,1H3 Key: GOQYKNQRPGWPLP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H36O
Molar mass	256.5
Melting point	54.0 °C (129.2 °F; 327.1 K)^[3]
Boiling point	309 °C (588 °F; 582 K)^[3]
Solubility in water	3.14E⁻⁰⁸ mol
log P	8.248^[2]
Hazards
Flash point	155 °C^[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

1-Heptadecanol or heptadecyl alcohol is a saturated fatty alcohol^[4]^[5] with the CAS number 1454-85-9.^[2]

References

^ National Center for Biotechnology Information. "1-Heptadecanol | C17H36O - PubChem". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ChemSpider. "MI3885000". Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Heptadecan-1-ol". Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ Sigma-Aldrich (15 January 2020). "MSDS - 241695". Millipore Sigma. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ Millipore Sigma. "1-Heptadecanol". Millipore Sigma. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

Alcohols

By consumption

Alcohols found in alcoholic drinks	1-Propanol 2-Methyl-1-butanol Ethanol Isoamyl alcohol Isobutanol Phenethyl alcohol tert-Amyl alcohol tert-Butyl alcohol Tryptophol
Medical alcohol	Ethchlorvynol Methylpentynol Methanol poisoning Ethanol
Toxic alcohols	Isopropyl alcohol Methanol

Primary
alcohols (1°)

Methanol	4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol Aminomethanol Cyclohexylmethanol Methoxymethanol Methylazoxymethanol Trifluoromethanol
Ethanol	1-Aminoethanol 2,2,2-Trichloroethanol 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-(2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol 2-Butoxyethanol 2-Chloroethanol 2-Ethoxyethanol 2-Fluoroethanol 2-Mercaptoethanol 2-Methoxyethanol Aminoethylethanolamine Diethylethanolamine Dimethylethanolamine Ethanol Ethanolamine N,N-Diisopropylaminoethanol N-Methylethanolamine Phenoxyethanol Tribromoethanol
Butanol	2-Methyl-1-butanol Isobutanol n-Butanol
Straight-chain saturated C₁ — C₉	Methanol Ethanol 1-Propanol 1-Butanol 1-Pentanol 1-Hexanol 1-Heptanol 1-Octanol (capryl) 1-Nonanol (pelargonic)
Straight-chain saturated C₁₀ — C₁₉	1-Decanol (capric) 1-Undecanol (hendecyl) 1-Dodecanol (lauryl) 1-Tridecanol 1-Tetradecanol (myristyl) 1-Pentadecanol 1-Hexadecanol (cetyl / palmityl) 1-Heptadecanol 1-Octadecanol (stearyl) 1-Nonadecanol
Straight-chain saturated C₂₀ — C₂₉	1-Icosanol (arachidyl) 1-Heneicosanol 1-Docosanol (behenyl) 1-Tricosanol 1-Tetracosanol (lignoceryl) 1-Pentacosanol 1-Hexacosanol (ceryl) 1-Heptacosanol 1-Octacosanol (cluytyl / montanyl) 1-Nonacosanol
Straight-chain saturated C₃₀ — C₃₉	1-Triacontanol (melissyl / myricyl) 1-Hentriacontanol 1-Dotriacontanol (lacceryl) 1-Tritriacontanol 1-Tetratriacontanol (geddyl) 1-Pentatriacontanol 1-Hexatriacontanol 1-Heptatriacontanol 1-Octatriacontanol 1-Nonatriacontanol
Straight-chain saturated C₄₀ — C₄₉	1-Tetracontanol 1-Hentetracontanol 1-Dotetracontanol 1-Tritetracontanol 1-Tetratetracontanol 1-Pentatetracontanol 1-Hexatetracontanol 1-Heptatetracontanol 1-Octatetracontanol 1-Nonatetracontanol

Secondary
alcohols (2°)

2-Deoxyerythritol

Propylene glycol methyl ether

Tertiary
alcohols (3°)

2-Methyl-2-pentanol
2-Methylheptan-2-ol
2-Methylhexan-2-ol
3-Methyl-3-pentanol
3-Methyloctan-3-ol
Diacetone alcohol
Ethchlorvynol
Methylpentynol
Nonafluoro-tert-butyl alcohol
tert-Amyl alcohol
tert-Butyl alcohol
Triphenylethanol
Triphenylmethanol

Hydric alcohols

Monohydric alcohols	Methanol (C₁) Ethanol (C₂) Isopropanol (C₃) 1-Butanol (C₄) 1-Pentanol (C₅) Cetyl alcohol (C₁₆)
Dihydric alcohols	Ethylene glycol Propylene glycol
Trihydric alcohols	Glycerol
Polyhydric alcohols (sugar alcohols)	Pentaerythritol Ethylene glycol (C₂) Glycerol, Propylene glycol (C₃) Erythritol, Threitol (C₄) Xylitol (C₅) Mannitol, Sorbitol (C₆) Volemitol (C₇)

Amyl alcohols

Aromatic alcohols

Saturated
fatty alcohols

Branched and
unsaturated
fatty alcohols

3-Methyl-3-pentanol
Erucyl alcohol
Linolenyl alcohol
Linoleyl alcohol
Oleyl alcohol
Palmitoleyl alcohol
tert-Amyl alcohol
tert-Butyl alcohol

Sugar alcohols

C₁ — C₇	Methylene glycol (C₁) Ethylene glycol (C₂) Glycerol (C₃) Erythritol (C₄) Threitol (C₄) Arabitol (C₅) Ribitol (C₅) Xylitol (C₅) Mannitol (C₆) Sorbitol (C₆) Galactitol (C₆) Iditol (C₆) Volemitol (C₇)
Deoxy sugar alcohols	Fucitol
Cyclic sugar alcohols	Inositol
Glycylglycitols	Maltitol Lactitol Isomalt Maltotriitol Maltotetraitol Polyglycitol

Terpene alcohols

Monoterpene alcohols	Borneol Citronellol Geraniol Linalool Menthol Nerol Rhodinol Terpineol
Sesquiterpene alcohols	Bisabolol Farnesol Nerolidol Patchoulol
Diterpene alcohols	Phytol