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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References

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