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Amyl acetate

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Appearance
  
Colorless liquid

Boiling point
  
149 °C

Density
  
876 kg/m³

Formula
  
C7H14O2

Molar mass
  
130.19 g/mol

Melting point
  
-71 °C

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Amyl acetate (pentyl acetate) is an organic compound and an ester with the chemical formula CH3COO[CH2]4CH3 and the molecular weight 130.19 g/mol. It has a scent similar to bananas and apples. The compound is the condensation product of acetic acid and 1-pentanol. However, esters formed from other pentanol isomers (amyl alcohols), or mixtures of pentanols, are often referred to as amyl acetate.

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It is used as a flavoring agent, as a paint and lacquer solvent, and in the preparation of penicillin.

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