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Isopentyl alcohol ACS

ACS Grade Isopentyl alcohol | CAS: 123-51-3 | M.F: (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH | MW: 88.15, Buy now for reproducible and consistent results from ChemieR at Chemical World.

Isopentyl Alcohol ACS is a clear, colorless alcohol with a distinct banana oil scent. With a chemical formula of C5H12O, it is also referred to as isoamyl alcohol, iso-pentanol, 3-Methylbutanol, and 3-Methyl-1-butanol. This compound exhibits high solubility in acetone, diethyl ether, ethanol, and low solubility in water. It finds extensive use in a variety of industrial applications.

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Application :

  • Isopentyl Alcohol ACS is used as a solvent for the preparation of synthetic fruit flavours, such as apricot, banana, cheery, greengage, malt, orange, plum.
  • It is a raw material in the production of synthetic banana oil. 
  • It is used as a solvent in the manufacture of photographic and chemicals. 
  • It is used as an intermediate in preparation of some compounds, for isoamyl acetate and other esters.
  • Isoamyl alcohol is used in a phenol€š¬‚¬œchloroform extraction mixed with the chloroform to further inhibit RNase activity and prevent solubility of RNAs with long tracts of poly-adenine.

Key features :

  • High quality and purity product which met the toughest standard of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Used as synthetic flavor
  • Used as an antifoaming agent in the chloroform isoamyl alcohol reagent

Properties

Quality Level
100
Vapor Density
2.1 (vs air)
Vapor Pressure
33 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44 mmHg ( 25 °C)
Assay
?99.5%
Form
liquid
autoignition temp.
750 °F
expl. lim.
2.0-12.7 %, 93 °C
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
impurities
?0.0005% non-volatile matter, ?0.001% free acid (as C2H5COOH), ?0.05% water (Karl Fischer)
color
APHA: ?10
transmittance
210 nm, ?20% , 220 nm, ?50%, 230 nm, ?75%, 260 nm, ?98%
refractive index
n20/D 1.377 (lit.)
pH
7.0 (20 °C)
bp
82 °C (lit.)
mp
?89.5 °C (lit.)
density
0.785 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
UV absorption
?: 205 nm Amax: ?1.0, ?: 210 nm Amax: ?0.70, ?: 220 nm Amax: ?0.20, ?: 230 nm Amax: ?0.10, ?: 260 nm Amax: ?0.01, ?: 400 nm Amax: ?0.01
application(s)
-
SMILES string
CC(C)O
InChI
1S/C3H8O/c1-3(2)4/h3-4H,1-2H3
InChI key
KFZMGEQAYNKOFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 

Safety Information

Pictograms
GHS02,GHS07
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
H225 - H319 - H336
Precautionary Statements
P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P305 + P351 + P338
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3
Target Organs
Central nervous system
Storage Class Code
3 - Flammable liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
53.6 °F - closed cup
Flash Point(C)
12.0 °C - closed cup

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