octacosane |
octacosanol |
In organic compound terms the difference between octacosane and octacosanol
is that
octacosane is any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having 28 carbon atoms, but especially
n-octacosane CH
3(CH
2)
26CH
3octacosanol is any aliphatic alcohol derived from octacosane, but especially
1-octacosanol that is found in plant waxes.