Octanol is a straight chain fatty alcohol with eight carbon atoms and the molecular formula CH₃(CH₂)₇OH. Although the term octanol usually refers exclusively to the primary alcohol http://www.lookchem.com/1-Octanol/">1-octanol , there are other less common isomers of octanol such as the secondary alcohols 2-octanol, 3-octanol and 4-octanol.

Octanol occurs naturally in the form of esters in some essential oils. The primary use of octanol is in the manufacture of various esters (both synthetic and naturally occurring), such as octyl acetate, which are used in perfumery and flavors. Other uses include experimental medical applications utilizing octanol to control Essential Tremor and other types of involuntary neurological tremors.