2-Pentanol

• Formula: C₅H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 88.1482
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 6032-29-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • (S)-(+)-2-Pentanol
  • (R)-(-)-2-Pentanol
• Other names: sec-Amyl alcohol; sec-Pentanol; Methylpropylcarbinol; 1-Methyl-1-butanol; 1-Methylbutanol; 2-Pentyl alcohol; n-C3H7CH(OH)CH3; Pentanol-2; Pentan-2-ol; sec-n-Amyl alcohol; Isoamyl alcohol, secondary; sec-Pentyl alcohol
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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References

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Sachek, Peshchenko, et al., 1974
Sachek, A.I.; Peshchenko, A.D.; Andreevskii, D.N., Heats of formation of secondary pentanols and hexanols, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1974, 48, 617. [all data]

Connett, 1970
Connett, J.E., Chemical equilibria. Part III. Dehydrogenation of pentan-1-ol, pentan-2-ol, and 3-methylbutan-2-ol, J. Chem. Soc. A, 1970, 1284-1286. [all data]

Chao and Rossini, 1965
Chao, J.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion, formation, and isomerization of nineteen alkanols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 374-379. [all data]

Rossini, 1934
Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and of formation of the normal aliphatic alcohols in the gaseous and liquid states, and the energies of their atomic linkages, J. Res. NBS, 1934, 13, 189-197. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions

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