3-Pentanol

CAS Registry Number®

584-02-1

CAS Name

3-Pentanol

Molecular Formula

C5H12O

Molecular Mass

88.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    116 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -8 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.8 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=AQIXEPGDORPWBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)(CC)O

Canonical SMILES

OC(CC)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 3-Pentanol
  • Diethyl carbinol
  • 3-Pentyl alcohol
  • 1-Ethyl-1-propanol
  • sec-Amyl alcohol

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