3-Pentanol

3-Pentanol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Pentan-3-ol
	Other names 3-Pentanol, diethyl carbinol
Identifiers
CAS Number	584-02-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:77519 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL47100 ;
ChemSpider	10947 ;
PubChem CID	11428;
UNII	X4ELC182I5 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: AQIXEPGDORPWBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: AQIXEPGDORPWBJ-UHFFFAOYAU;
	SMILES OC(CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12O
Molar mass	88.148 g/mol
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.815 g/ml
Melting point	−63.68 °C (−82.62 °F; 209.47 K)
Boiling point	115.3 °C (239.5 °F; 388.4 K)
Solubility in water	59 g/L
Solubility	soluble in acetone, benzene; very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Vapor pressure	1.10 kPa
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	2.719 J·g−1·K−1
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-368.9 kJ·mol−1 (liquid) ; -314.9 kJ·mol−1 (gas)
Hazards
Flash point	41 °C (106 °F; 314 K)
Autoignition; temperature	435 °C (815 °F; 708 K)
Explosive limits	1.2 – 9%
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3-Pentanol is one of the eight isomers of amyl alcohol. It is found naturally and has a role as a pheromone.^[2]

References

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3-454, 5-42, 8-102, 15-23, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
↑ PubChem. "3-Pentanol" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11428.

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[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3-454, 5-42, 8-102, 15-23, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[2] PubChem. "3-Pentanol" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11428.

v t e Alcohols
Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C₁) Ethanol (C₂) 1-Propanol (C₃) n-Butanol (C₄) 1-Pentanol (C₅) 1-Hexanol (C₆) 1-Heptanol (C₇) 1-Octanol (C₈) 1-Nonanol (C₉) 1-Decanol (C₁₀) Undecanol (C₁₁) Dodecanol (C₁₂) Tridecan-1-ol (C₁₃) 1-Tetradecanol (C₁₄) 1-Pentadecanol (C₁₅) Cetyl alcohol (C₁₆) Heptadecan-1-ol (C₁₇) Stearyl alcohol (C₁₈) Nonadecan-1-ol (C₁₉) Arachidyl alcohol (C₂₀) Heneicosan-1-ol (C₂₁) Docosanol (C₂₂) Tricosan-1-ol (C₂₃) 1-Tetracosanol (C₂₄) Pentacosan-1-ol (C₂₅) 1-Hexacosanol (C₂₆) 1-Heptacosanol (C₂₇) 1-Octacosanol (C₂₈) 1-Nonacosanol (C₂₉) Triacontanol (C₃₀) Hentriacontanol (C₃₁) Dotriacontanol (C₃₂) Tritriacontanol (C₃₃) Tetratriacontanol (C₃₄) Pentatriacontanol (C₃₅) Hexatriacontanol (C₃₆) 1-Heptatriacontanol (C₃₇) 1-Octatriacontanol (C₃₈) Nonatriacontan-1-ol (C₃₉) Tetracontanol (C₄₀)
Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C₄) Isoamyl alcohol (C₅) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C₅) Phenethyl alcohol (C₈) Tryptophol (C₁₀)
Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C₃) Cyclopropanol (C₃) 2-Butanol (C₄) 2-Pentanol (C₅) 3-Pentanol (C₅) Cyclopentanol (C₅) 2-Hexanol (C₆) 3-Hexanol (C₆) Pinacolyl alcohol (C₆) Cyclohexanol (C₆) 2-Heptanol (C₇) 3-Heptanol (C₇) 2-Octanol (C₈)
Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C₄) tert-Amyl alcohol (C₅) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C₆) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C₇) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C₈) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C₆) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C₉)
Preparations	Substitution of haloalkane Carbonyl reduction Ether cleavage Hydrolysis of epoxide Hydration of alkene Ziegler process
Reactions	Deprotonation Protonation Alcohol oxidation Glycol cleavage Nucleophilic substitution Fischer–Speier esterification Williamson ether synthesis Elimination reaction Nucleophilic substitution of carbonyl group Friedel-Crafts alkylation Nucleophilic conjugate addition Transesterification
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