Tetradecanol is a colorless thick liquid (heated) with a faint alcohol odor. Solidifies and floats on water. (USCG, 1999)Tetradecan-1-ol is a long-chain fatty alcohol that is tetradecane in which one of the terminal methyl hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group It is a long-chain primary fatty alcohol, a fatty alcohol 14:0 and a primary alcohol

It can be used as a raw material for organic synthesis and surfactants.It is a colorless solid at room temperature.Freely soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, acetone, benzene and chloroform, insoluble in water.It has an irritating odor.