2-Pentanol

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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^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OC(C)CCC
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3^Y Key: JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYAY
Properties
Molecular formula	C₅H₁₂O
Molar mass	88.148 g/mol
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.812 g/cm³
Melting point	−73 °C; −99 °F; 200 K
Boiling point	119.3 °C; 246.7 °F; 392.4 K
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 Δ_fH^o₂₉₈	-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; 93 °F; 307 K
Autoignition temperature	343 °C; 649 °F; 616 K
Explosive limits	1.2–9%
Related compounds
Related compounds	Amyl alcohol
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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 hydration of pentene.^[2]

References

↑ 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
↑ 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, retrieved 2010-01-17

v t e Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30) Policosanol

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

Biochemical families: carbohydrates alcohols glycoproteins glycosides lipids eicosanoids fatty acids / intermediates phospholipids sphingolipids steroids nucleic acids constituents / intermediates proteins Amino acids / intermediates tetrapyrroles / intermediates

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