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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
Beilstein:
1718819
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

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

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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.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

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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Analysis of volatile compounds in Khadi (an unrecorded alcohol beverage) from Botswana by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Mapitse R, et al.
South African Journal of Chemistry, 67(1), 184-188 (2014)
Simultaneous quantification of methanol and ethanol in alcoholic beverage using a rapid gas chromatographic method coupling with dual internal standards
Wang ML, et al.
Food Chemistry, 86(4), 609-615 (2004)
The establishment of metrological characteristics of the method ?Ethanol as Internal Standard? for the direct determination of volatile compounds in alcoholic products
Charapitsa S, et al.
Journal of Chemical Metrology, 12(1), 59-59 (2018)
Volatile compounds in uninoculated and inoculated table olives with Lactobacillus plantarum (Olea europaea L., cv. Moresca and Kalamata)
Sabatini N, et al.
LWT--Food Science and Technology, 41(10), 2017-2022 (2008)
Aromatic profile of aqueous banana essence and banana fruit by gas chromatography- mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and gas chromatography- olfactometry (GC-O)
Jordan M, et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 49(10), 4813-4817 (2001)

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