Common Names and Related Compounds
| Name | Carbon atoms | Branches/saturated? | Formula |
| capryl alcohol (1-octanol) | 8 carbon atoms | ||
| 2-ethyl hexanol | 8 carbon atoms | branched | |
| pelargonic alcohol (1-nonanol) | 9 carbon atoms | ||
| capric alcohol (1-decanol, decyl alcohol) | 10 carbon atoms | ||
| Undecyl alcohol (1-undecanol, undecanol, Hendecanol) | 11 carbon atoms | ||
| Lauryl alcohol (Dodecanol, 1-dodecanol) | 12 carbon atoms | ||
| Tridecyl alcohol (1-tridecanol, tridecanol, isotridecanol) | 13 carbon atoms | ||
| Myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol) | 14 carbon atoms | ||
| Pentadecyl alcohol (1-pentadecanol, pentadecanol) | 15 carbon atoms | ||
| cetyl alcohol (1-hexadecanol) | 16 carbon atoms | ||
| palmitoleyl alcohol (cis-9-hexadecen-1-ol) | 16 carbon atoms | unsaturated | CH3(CH2)5CH=CH(CH2)8OH |
| Heptadecyl alcohol (1-n-heptadecanol, heptadecanol) | 17 carbon atoms | ||
| stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol) | 18 carbon atoms | ||
| isostearyl alcohol (16-methylheptadecan-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | branched | (CH3)2CH-(CH2)15OH |
| elaidyl alcohol (9E-octadecen-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | unsaturated | CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)8OH |
| oleyl alcohol (cis-9-octadecen-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | unsaturated | |
| linoleyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z-octadecadien-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | polyunsaturated | |
| elaidolinoleyl alcohol (9E, 12E-octadecadien-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | polyunsaturated | |
| linolenyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrien-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | polyunsaturated | |
| elaidolinolenyl alcohol (9E, 12E, 15-E-octadecatrien-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | polyunsaturated | |
| ricinoleyl alcohol (12-hydroxy-9-octadecen-1-ol) | 18 carbon atoms | unsaturated, diol | CH3(CH2)5CH(OH)CH2CH=CH(CH2)8OH |
| Nonadecyl alcohol (1-nonadecanol) | 19 carbon atoms | ||
| arachidyl alcohol (1-eicosanol) | 20 carbon atoms | ||
| Heneicosyl alcohol (1-heneicosanol) | 21 carbon atoms | ||
| behenyl alcohol (1-docosanol) | 22 carbon atoms | ||
| erucyl alcohol (cis-13-docosen-1-ol) | 22 carbon atoms | unsaturated | CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)12OH |
| lignoceryl alcohol (1-tetracosanol) | 24 carbon atoms | ||
| ceryl alcohol (1-hexacosanol) | 26 carbon atoms | ||
| 1-heptacosanol | 27 carbon atoms | ||
| montanyl alcohol, cluytyl alcohol (1-octacosanol) | 28 carbon atoms | ||
| 1-nonacosanol | 29 carbon atoms | ||
| myricyl alcohol, melissyl alcohol (1-triacontanol) | 30 carbon atoms | ||
| 1-dotriacontanol | 32 carbon atoms | ||
| geddyl alcohol (1-tetratriacontanol) | 34 carbon atoms | ||
| Cetearyl alcohol |
Behenyl alcohol, lignoceryl alcohol, ceryl alcohol, 1-heptacosanol, montanyl alcohol, 1-nonacosanol, myricyl alcohol, 1-dotriacontanol, and geddyl alcohol are together classified as policosanol, with montanyl alcohol and myricyl alcohol being the most abundant.
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