Name

Carbon atoms

Branches/saturation

Formula

tert-Butyl alcohol

4 carbon atoms

branched

C₄H₁₀O

tert-Amyl alcohol

5 carbon atoms

branched

C₅H₁₂O

3-Methyl-3-pentanol

6 carbon atoms

branched

C₆H₁₄O

1-Heptanol (enanthic alcohol)

7 carbon atoms

C₇H₁₆O

1-Octanol (capryl alcohol)

8 carbon atoms

C₈H₁₈O

Pelargonic alcohol (1-nonanol)

9 carbon atoms

C₉H₂₀O

1-Decanol (decyl alcohol, capric alcohol)

10 carbon atoms

C₁₀H₂₂O

Undecyl alcohol (1-undecanol, undecanol, Hendecanol)

11 carbon atoms

C₁₁H₂₄O

Lauryl alcohol (dodecanol, 1-dodecanol)

12 carbon atoms

C₁₂H₂₆O

Tridecyl alcohol (1-tridecanol, tridecanol, isotridecanol)

13 carbon atoms

C₁₃H₂₈O

Myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol)

14 carbon atoms

C₁₄H₃₀O

Pentadecyl alcohol (1-pentadecanol, pentadecanol)

15 carbon atoms

C₁₅H₃₂O

Cetyl alcohol (1-hexadecanol)

16 carbon atoms

C₁₆H₃₄O

Palmitoleyl alcohol (cis-9-hexadecen-1-ol)

16 carbon atoms

unsaturated

C₁₆H₃₂O

Heptadecyl alcohol (1-n-heptadecanol, heptadecanol)

17 carbon atoms

C₁₇H₃₆O

Stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol)

18 carbon atoms

C₁₈H₃₈O

Oleyl alcohol (1-octadecenol)

18 carbon atoms

unsaturated

C₁₈H₃₆O

Nonadecyl alcohol (1-nonadecanol)

19 carbon atoms

C₁₉H₄₀O

Arachidyl alcohol (1-eicosanol)

20 carbon atoms

C₂₀H₄₂O

Heneicosyl alcohol (1-heneicosanol)

21 carbon atoms

C₂₁H₄₄O

Behenyl alcohol (1-docosanol)

22 carbon atoms

C₂₂H₄₆O

Erucyl alcohol (cis-13-docosen-1-ol)

22 carbon atoms

unsaturated

C₂₂H₄₄O

Lignoceryl alcohol (1-tetracosanol)

24 carbon atoms

C₂₄H₅₀O

Ceryl alcohol (1-hexacosanol)

26 carbon atoms

C₂₆H₅₄O

1-Heptacosanol

27 carbon atoms

C₂₇H₅₆O

Montanyl alcohol, cluytyl alcohol, or 1-octacosanol

28 carbon atoms

C₂₈H₅₈O

1-Nonacosanol

29 carbon atoms

C₂₉H₆₀O

Myricyl alcohol, melissyl alcohol, or 1-triacontanol

30 carbon atoms

C₃₀H₆₂O

1-Dotriacontanol (Lacceryl alcohol)

32 carbon atoms

C₃₂H₆₆O

Geddyl alcohol (1-tetratriacontanol)

34 carbon atoms

C₃₄H₇₀O