2-Pentanol

2-Pentanol[1]
IUPAC name

2-Pentanol
Other names

Pentan-2-ol, sec-amyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS number 6032-29-7 Y
PubChem 22386
ChemSpider 21011 Y
UNII 04G7050365 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL45065 N
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Properties
Molecular formula C5H12O
Molar mass 88.148 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.812 g/cm3
Melting point

-73 °C, 200 K, -99 °F
Boiling point

119.3 °C, 392 K, 247 °F
Solubility in water 45 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform
Vapor pressure 0.804 kPa
Viscosity 3.470 mPa·s
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation ΔfHo298		 -365.2 kJ·mol-1 (liquid)
-311.0 kJ·mol-1 (gas)
Specific heat capacity, C 2.716 J·g-1·K-1 (liquid)
Hazards
Flash point 34 °C
Autoignition
temperature		 343 °C
Explosive limits 1.2–9%
Related compounds
Related compounds Amyl alcohol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-Pentanol (IUPAC name, 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.

Reactions

2-Pentanol can be manufactured by halogenation of pentane.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3-454, 5-42, 6-188, 8-102, 15-23, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  2. ^ McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, 3, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 280–281, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, http://books.google.com/books?id=iwSU5G5VzO0C&pg=PA279, retrieved 2010-01-17