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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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

View reactions leading to C₅H₁₂O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₅H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₂O

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₅H₁₂O = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₅H₁₂O)

Free energy of reaction

(C₅H₁₃O⁺ • ) +  = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • C₅H₁₂O) + C₅H₁₂O = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 2C₅H₁₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Free energy of reaction

(C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 2) +  = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 2C₅H₁₂O) + C₅H₁₂O = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 3C₅H₁₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

(C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 3) +  = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 4)

By formula: (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 3C₅H₁₂O) + C₅H₁₂O = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 4C₅H₁₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

(C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 4) +  = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 5)

By formula: (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 4C₅H₁₂O) + C₅H₁₂O = (C₅H₁₃O⁺ • 5C₅H₁₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

Free energy of reaction

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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