1-octanol ni ubwoko bwibintu bifite imiti ya C8H18O.Irashobora gushonga gake mumazi kandi igashonga muri alcool, ether, chloroform, nibindi.Nibintu bitagira ibara bisukuye munsi yubushyuhe busanzwe nigitutu.1- octanol irashobora gukoreshwa nkibirungo, octanal, acide octanic nibikoresho byabo bya ester, birashobora kandi gukoreshwa nkumuti, defoamers hamwe namavuta yo kwisiga.