The CAS registry number of Dioctyl ether is 629-82-3. In addition, the molecular formula is C₁₆H₃₄O and the molecular weight is 242.44. The systematic name is 1-(octyloxy)octane. What's more, it is a kind of colourless liquid and incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Physical properties about this chemical are: (1)ACD/LogP: 7.36; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 7.36; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 7.36; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 229972.92; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 229972.92; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 239586.97; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 239586.97; (9)#H bond acceptors: 1; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 14; (11)Polar Surface Area: 9.23 Ų; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.434; (13)Molar Refractivity: 77.91 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 299 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 30.88 ×10^-24cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 28 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 0.81 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 113.5 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 50.45 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 286.5 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 0.00453 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation of Dioctyl ether: it can be prepared by octan-1-ol. This reaction is a kind of dehydration reaction. It will need reagents SO₄/ZrO₂ and carbon monoxide, and solvent hexane. The reaction time is 18 hours at reaction temperature of 150 °C. The yield is about 80% with reaction pressure of 37503 Pa.

Uses of Dioctyl ether: it can be used to get 1-chloro-octane. This reaction will need reagent MoCl₅ and solvent CH₂Cl₂. The reaction time is 3 hours at reaction temperature of 80 °C. The yield is about 93%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
During using it, do not breathe gas/fumes/vapor/spray (appropriate wording to be specified by the manufacturer). And you should avoid contact with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: O(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCC
(2)Std.InChI: InChI=1S/C16H34O/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3
(3)Std.InChIKey: NKJOXAZJBOMXID-UHFFFAOYSA-N

The toxicity data is as follows: