title: Undecanol
text: # Undecanol
  
  Undecanol, also known by its IUPAC name 1-undecanol or undecan-1-ol, and by its trivial names undecyl alcohol and hendecanol, is a fatty alcohol. Undecanol is a colorless, water-insoluble liquid of melting point 19 °C and boiling point 243 °C.
  
  ## Industrial uses and production
  
  It has a floral citrus like odor, and a fatty taste and is used as a flavoring ingredient in foods. It is commonly produced by the reduction of undecanal, the analogous aldehyde.
  
  ## Natural occurrence
  
  1-Undecanol is found naturally in many foods such as fruits (including apples and bananas), butter, eggs and cooked pork.
  
  ## Toxicity
  
  Undecanol can irritate the skin, eyes and lungs. Ingestion can be harmful, with the approximate toxicity of ethanol.
  
  