A minor route to 1-hexene, used commercially on smaller scales, is the dehydration of hexanol.

This acetalic detergent is split under acidic conditions into hexanol and the zwitterionic 3-acetyl-1-(3-sulfopropyl)pyridinium.

Hexanol may refer to any of the following isomeric organic compounds with the formula CHOH:

Methylpentynol (Methylparafynol, Dormison, Atemorin) is a tertiary hexanol with hypnotic/sedative and anticonvulsant effects.