2-Pentanol
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Pentan-2-ol | |
| Other names
2-Pentanol sec-amyl alcohol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.025.370 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H12O | |
| Molar mass | 88.150 g·mol−1 |
| 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) |
| 45 g/L | |
| Solubility | soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform |
| Vapor pressure | 0.804 kPa |
| −69.1·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Viscosity | 3.470 mPa·s |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) |
2.716 J·g−1·K−1 (liquid) |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−365.2 kJ·mol−1 (liquid) −311.0 kJ·mol−1 (gas) |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | 34 °C (93 °F; 307 K) |
| 343 °C (649 °F; 616 K) | |
| Explosive limits | 1.2–9% |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
Amyl alcohol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references | |
2-Pentanol (IUPAC name: pentan-2-ol; also called sec-amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used as a solvent and an intermediate in the manufacturing of other chemicals. 2-Pentanol is a component of many mixtures of amyl alcohols sold industrially. 2-Pentanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(−)-2-pentanol and (S)-(+)-2-pentanol.
2-Pentanol has been detected in fresh bananas by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, at an abundance of 14.26±2.63 ppm.