608. n-Amyl Ether

Nomenclature

CAS number: 693-65-2
1,1′-Oxybispentane; pentyl ether; amyl oxide; diamyl ether.
C10H22O; mol wt 158.28.
C 75.88%, H 14.01%, O 10.11%.

Description and references

Prepn from amyl alcohol with concd H2SO4: Hinton, Nieuwland, Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 42, 109 (1933), C.A. 27, 5716 (1933).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, bp 186.75°. mp 69.43°. Flash pt, closed cup: 57°C. d420 0.78326, d425 0.77924. nD20 1.41195, nD25 1.40985: Dreisbach, Martin, Ind. Eng. Chem. 41, 2875 (1949). Practically insol in water. Miscible with alcohol, ether.

Caution

Vapors narcotic in high concns.

Use

Industrial solvent.