2-Decanol can be used to develop a miniature catalytic reactor for the oxidation of alcohols with oxygen in supercritical carbon dioxide. 2-Decanol can be used in research on the substrate spectrum of phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase with regard to the length of both the acyl chain and the branch at position[1][2].
References:
[1].Adrian O. Chapman, et al., Continuous heterogeneous catalyticoxidation of primary and secondary alcohols in scCO2. Green Chemistry.