1-Pentanol

CAS Registry Number®

71-41-0

CAS Name

1-Pentanol

Molecular Formula

C5H12O

Molecular Mass

88.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    137.5 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -79 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.8146 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=AMQJEAYHLZJPGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCO)CC

Canonical SMILES

OCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1-Pentanol
  • Pentyl alcohol
  • Amyl alcohol
  • n-Amyl alcohol
  • Amylol

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