Cyclopentanol

Cyclopentanol^[1]

Names
IUPAC name Cyclopentanol
Other names Cyclopentyl alcohol Hydroxycyclopentane
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	96-41-3 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:16133 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL288998 Y
ChemSpider	7026 Y
EC number	202-504-8
InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O/c6-5-3-1-2-4-5/h5-6H,1-4H2 Y Key: XCIXKGXIYUWCLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C5H10O/c6-5-3-1-2-4-5/h5-6H,1-4H2 Key: XCIXKGXIYUWCLL-UHFFFAOYAS
Jmol-3D images	Image
KEGG	C02020 Y
PubChem	7298
SMILES C1CCC(C1)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C5H10O
Molar mass	86.13 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.949 g/mL
Melting point	−19 °C (−2 °F; 254 K)
Boiling point	139 to 140 °C (282 to 284 °F; 412 to 413 K)
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Cyclopentanol or cyclopentyl alcohol is a cyclic alcohol. It is also known as hydroxycyclopentane.^[2]

Reactions

The dehydration of cyclopentanol produces cyclopentene:

C₅H₁₀O → C₅H₈ + H₂O

References

1. ↑ Cyclopentanol at Sigma-Aldrich
2. ↑ http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=7298