7120. 3-Pentanol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 584-02-1
Diethyl carbinol; 1-ethyl-1-propanol; sec-pentanol.
C5H12O; mol wt 88.15.
C 68.13%, H 13.72%, O 18.15%.

Description and references

Prepn: Brown, Nakagawa, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77, 3614 (1955). Toxicity study: H. F. Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954). Review of manuf and properties: Industrial Chemicals, W. L. Faith et al., Eds. (John Wiley, New York, 2nd ed., 1957) pp 107-114.

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, characteristic odor. bp 115.6°, bp738 113.5-113.7°. d425 0.815; nD25 1.4077, nD20 1.4097. Slightly sol in water (5.5 g/100 g at 30°); sol in alcohol, ether. LD50 orally in rats: 1.87 g/kg (Smyth).

Caution

See 1-Pentanol.

Use

Flotation agent; solvent in organic synthesis.