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1-Pentanol

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Amyl alcohol, Pentyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4OH
CAS Number:
71-41-0
Molecular Weight:
88.15
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730975
EC Number:
200-752-1
MDL number:
MFCD00002977
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
329750364
NACRES:
NA.21
assay:
≥99%
bp:
136-138 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
1 mmHg ( 13.6 °C)
1.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 13.6 °C)
1.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

572 °F

expl. lim.

10 %, 100 °F

dilution

(for general lab use)

refractive index

n20/D 1.409 (lit.)

pH

7

bp

136-138 °C (lit.)

mp

−78 °C (lit.)

density

0.811 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCO

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

InChI key

AMQJEAYHLZJPGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1-Pentanol is a linear alcohol. Pentane, a ″next generation″ alcohol fuel,[1] is a promising substitute for conventional gasoline and diesel fuels.[2] Kinetics of thermal decomposition of its isomeric forms (1-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, and 3-methyl-1-butanol) have been reported.[1]
1-Pentanol is a colorless liquid having a pleasant odor, which can be obtained as a product from the process of fractional distillation of mixed alcohols resulting from the chlorination and alkaline hydrolysis of pentane occurs.[3]

Application

1-Pentanol may be used as a cosurfactant in the water-in-oil mixed surfactant microemulsions.[1]

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

120.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

49 °C - closed cup

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Harbison.DR, et al.
Hamilton and Hardy's Industrial Toxicology, (6) (2015)
Long Zhao et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(37), 9238-9244 (2012-08-23)
Pentanol is one of the promising "next generation" alcohol fuels with high energy density and low hygroscopicity. In the present work, dominant reaction channels of thermal decomposition of three isomers of pentanol: 1-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, and 3-methyl-1-butanol were investigated by CBS-QB3
Acid/base- and anion-controllable organogels formed from a urea-based molecular switch.
Sheng-Yao Hsueh et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 49(48), 9170-9173 (2010-10-19)
Experimental and detailed kinetic modeling study of 1-pentanol oxidation in a JSR and combustion in a bomb.
Togbe C, et al.
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33(1), 367-374 (2011)
Gizelle Cristina Bedendo et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1217(42), 6449-6454 (2010-09-14)
A sensitive and precise analysis using hollow fiber renewal liquid membrane (HFRLM) extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is described for determination of five sulfonamides in honey samples. In this procedure, the organic solvent introduced directly
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