Amyl acetate

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Amyl acetate
Amyl acetate
Chemical name pentyl acetate
Chemical formula C7H14O2
Molecular mass 130.19 g/mol
CAS number [628-63-7]
Density .876 g/cm³
Melting point -71 °C
Boiling point 149 °C
SMILES CCCCCOC(=O)C
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Amyl acetate (also pentyl ethanoate, pentyl acetate) is an organic compound and an ester with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)5COOH and the molecular weight 130.18 g/mol. It has a scent similar to bananas which is not detectable by all people. 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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