1.0 2016-05-19 02:19:46 UTC 2026-04-16 22:35:35 UTC OCTANAL SmallMolecule OCTANAL (C8H16O) is an organic compound with an average molecular weight of 128.21 g/mol. OCTANAL belongs to the carbonyl compounds, a subclass of organooxygen compounds within the organic compounds. Industrially, this substance is utilized as a fragrance, as well as a flavouring and nutrient. The compound is found in or released from 39 recorded sources. These include electrical and electronic equipment such as amplifiers, antennas, coils, conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials, cores yokes or armatures, and 10 more. In household cleaning and consumer products, it is associated with bleaching agents, cigar cigarettes, non electric simulated smoking devices, other smoking requisites, perfumes within detergents and soaps, and 6 more. It is also present in drinking water and indoor air, as well as in building and construction materials such as floors. Regarding food, food processing and cookware, OCTANAL is linked to food contact materials, fermentation processes for beer, food preservation, preparation of malt, preparation of vinegar, and 5 more. Recorded exposure routes include oral, touch, and inhalation. In relation to plastics, OCTANAL is present in high-density polyethylene and released in polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, and low-density polyethylene. Its presence in ethylene vinyl alcohol is inconclusive. Regarding health effects, OCTANAL is associated with an increase in cancer (PMC8869180). C8H16O 128.212 128.120115134 octanal octanal 124-13-0 CCCCCCCC=O InChI=1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3 NUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Organic compounds Organic oxygen compounds Organooxygen compounds Carbonyl compounds Medium-chain aldehydes Alpha-hydrogen aldehydes Hydrocarbon derivatives Organic oxides Aliphatic acyclic compound Alpha-hydrogen aldehyde Hydrocarbon derivative Medium-chain aldehyde Organic oxide Aliphatic acyclic compounds Fatty aldehydes Fatty aldehydes an <i>n</i>-alkanal fatty aldehyde Detected and Not Quantified logp 3.19 ALOGPS logs -2.65 ALOGPS solubility 2.89e-01 g/l ALOGPS logp 2.54 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 17.79 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -6.9 ChemAxon iupac octanal ChemAxon average_mass 128.212 ChemAxon mono_mass 128.120115134 ChemAxon smiles CCCCCCCC=O ChemAxon formula C8H16O ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C8H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9/h8H,2-7H2,1H3 ChemAxon inchikey NUJGJRNETVAIRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 17.07 ChemAxon refractivity 39.35 ChemAxon polarizability 16.45 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 6 ChemAxon acceptor_count 1 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f722730da40> 454 441