Fatty alcohol

These are alcohols derived from natural fats and oils. Those with common names include:

• erucyl alcohol
• ricinolyl alcohol
• arachidyl alcohol
• capryl alcohol
• capric alcohol
• behenyl alcohol
• lauryl alcohol (1-dodecanol) -- 12 carbon atoms
• myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol) -- 14 carbon atoms
• cetyl (or palmityl) alcohol (1-hexadecanol) -- 16 carbon atoms
• stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol) -- 18 carbon atoms
• isostearyl alcohol
• oleyl alcohol (cis-9-octadecen-1-ol) -- 18 carbon atoms, unsaturated
• palmitoleyl alcohol
• linoleyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z-octadecadien-1-ol) -- 18 carbon atoms, polyunsaturated
• elaidyl alcohol (9E-octadecen-1-ol)
• elaidolinoleyl alcohol (9E, 12E-octadecadien-1-ol)
• linolenyl alcohol (9Z, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrien-1-ol)
• elaidolinolenyl alcohol (9E, 12E, 15-E-octadecatrien-1-ol)

The smaller molecules are used in cosmetics and food, and as industrial solvents. Some of the larger molecules are important as biofuels.