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44759

2-Pentanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Pentanol, sec-Pentyl alcohol, Methyl propyl carbinol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.15
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
227-907-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718819
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

vapor density

3 (vs air)

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

649 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

9 %

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)

bp

118-119 °C (lit.)

density

0.812 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCC(C)O

InChI

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

InChI key

JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Pentanol, a secondary alcohol, is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is a common aroma-active component of food and beverage products.

Application

2-Pentanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in fruits and food products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method. It can also be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of volatile analytes in alcoholic drinks by various chromatography techniques.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

93.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

34 °C - closed cup



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