3-Methyl-1-pentanol

3-Methyl-1-pentanol^[1]

IUPAC name 3-Methyl-1-pentanol
Other names 3-Methylpentan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	20281-83-8^Y=
ChemSpider	11024^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OCCC(C)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-6(2)4-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3^Y Key: IWTBVKIGCDZRPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-3-6(2)4-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 Key: IWTBVKIGCDZRPL-UHFFFAOYAP
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₄O
Molar mass	102.174 g/mol
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.8242 g/cm³ at 20 °C
Boiling point	153 °C
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Related compounds
Related compounds	Hexanol
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Infobox references

3-Methyl-1-pentanol (IUPAC name) is an organic chemical compound. It occurs naturally in Capsicum frutescens, the tabasco pepper.^[2]

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–398, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ Reineccius, Gary (1998), Source Book of Flavors (2 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: Springer, pp. 268, ISBN 978-0-8342-1307-4, http://books.google.com/books?id=D9LBPoIe-F4C&pg=PA269, retrieved 2009-12-14