1-Pentanol

• Formula: C₅H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 88.1482
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AMQJEAYHLZJPGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 71-41-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Pentyl alcohol; n-Amyl alcohol; n-Butylcarbinol; n-Pentan-1-ol; n-Pentanol; n-Pentyl alcohol; Amyl alcohol; Amylol; Pentanol; 1-Pentyl alcohol; n-C5H11OH; Pentan-1-ol; Pentanol-1; Pentasol; n-Amylalkohol; Alcool amylique; Amyl alcohol, n-; Amyl alcohol, normal; Primary amyl alcohol; UN 1105; 1-Pentol; Primary-N-amyl alcohol; Butyl carbinol; NSC 5707
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