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2 Pentanol

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Related compounds
  
Amyl alcohol

Boiling point
  
119.3 °C

Density
  
812 kg/m³

Melting point
  
-73 °C

Formula
  
C5H12O

Molar mass
  
88.148 g/mol

Solubility in water
  
45 kg/m³

Appearance
  
colorless liquid

2-Pentanol 2Pentanol CAS 6032297 807501

2-Pentanol (IUPAC name: pentan-2-ol; also called sec-amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used as a solvent and an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals. 2-Pentanol is a component of many mixtures of amyl alcohols sold industrially.

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2-Pentanol has been detected in fresh bananas by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, at an abundance of 14.26±2.63 ppm.

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2-Pentanol can be manufactured by hydration of pentene.

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References

2-Pentanol Wikipedia
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