Octanol is the most used alcohol in the plasticizer industry. Its chemical name is 2-ethylhexanol. The current market standard for commercial products is: GB/T 6618-93 "Industrial Octanol (2-Ethylhexanol)" 2-Ethyl hexanol for industrial use.

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Widely used in the production of dioctyl phthalate (DOP), dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), trioctyl trimellitate (TOTM), dioctyl adipate (DOA), azelaic acid Dioctyl ester (DOS) and so on.

Although 2-ethylhexanol is also a kind of isooctanol from the organic chemical nomenclature, it is customarily called octanol because it is the most commonly used 8-carbon alcohol. Isooctanol. Isooctyl alcohol refers specifically to a mixed alcohol of various dimethylhexanol and methylheptanol. Linear n-octanol can not be simply referred to as octanol, otherwise it is easy to misunderstand.