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1,8-Octanediol

Octamethylene glycol 1,8-Dihydroxyoctane | NFPA-H = 1 | NFPA-F = 0 | NFPA-R = 0 | NFPA-S = 1,7-Heptanediol 1,2-Octanediol

1,8-Octanediol, also known as octamethylene glycol, is a diol with the molecular formula HO(CH)OH, a white solid. It can be produced with high purity by hydrogenation of esters of suberic acid.

1,8-Octanediol, which has a low melting temperature, can be found at high purity for relatively low cost. These characteristics are ideal for a reference material at moderate temperature in the context of solid-liquid Phase-Changing Materials (PCMs).

1,8-Octanediol dihexanoate strongly attracts adult male Parallelostethus attenuatus click beetles, and the pheromone of this species may consist entirely of this compound.

Applications

Cosmetics

It is sometimes an ingredient of cosmetics as a plasticizer.

As with other fatty alcohols, octane-1,8-diol is used in cosmetics as an emollient and humectant.

Polymers

1,8-Octanediol is used as a monomer in the synthesis of some polymers such as polyesters and polyurethanes.

For example, poly(octanediol-co-citrate) is a biodegradable polymer that can be made antibacterial for biomedical applications. This polymer, abbreviated POC and also sometimes called poly(octamethylene-citrate), is promising as a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, and has been extensively investigated in relation to soft tissue engineering.

A polymer created from 1,8-octanediol, citric acid, and sebacic acid, called polyoctanediol citrate/sebacate [p(OCS)], has also been synthesized.

Synthesis

It can also be used in the synthesis of PCE.

References

References

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