Alcohol derivative of valproic acid

[Neuroprotection]

The anticonvulsant valproic acid is widely used as treatment for epilepsy and in some cases for bipolar dissorder.
I have a question and hope someone with a knowledge of chemistary could help me find the answer.
Since valproic acid is a carboxilic acid (C8H16O2), what product would be obtained by reducing it to the alcohol? I guess it would be some isomer of octanol but I am not sure.
What pharmacological properties if any, do you think this alcohol would have?

 

[szuko000]

Oh man am I rusty in naming compounds... Pretty sure it would be something like 2-propylpentanol (you name by the longest hydrocarbon chain since thats 5 its "pentane") however, removing the acid will remove its ability to form salts. I am pretty sure long chain hydrocarbons with an alcohol functional group are at least slightly better for the body because they have a metabolic point in the alcohol group but my guess is it will just get you "drunk maybe" but have a lot of ill effects.

Normally I would close something like this because of synthesis question but this is a bit different. The aldehyde derivative has been studied as a prodrug apparently: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2573494