
2-Pentanol
Pentan-2-ol is a secondary alcohol that is pentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2. It has a role as a fragrance, a polar solvent and a plant metabolite. It is a pentanol and a secondary alcohol. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- pentan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C5H12O
- Molecular weight
- 88.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 88.088815002 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:77518
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL45065
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3052721
- PubMed:22859731
- PubMed:22649749
- PubMed:22530669
- PubMed:22305539
- PubMed:22223897
- PubMed:22057920
- PubMed:21886845
- PubMed:21744144
- PubMed:21255857
- PubMed:20831325
- PubMed:20614840
- PubMed:20521830
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