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2-Pentanol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

(±)-2-Pentanol, sec-Pentyl alcohol, Methyl propyl carbinol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.15
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
227-907-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1718819
MDL number:
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

vapor density

3 (vs air)

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

649 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

9 %

impurities

≤1.0% water

refractive index

n20/D 1.406 (lit.)

bp

118-119 °C (lit.)

density

0.812 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCC(C)O

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Pentanol, a secondary alcohol, is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that is a common aroma-active component of food and beverage products.

Application

2-Pentanol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in fruits and food products by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method. It can also be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of volatile analytes in alcoholic drinks by various chromatography techniques.


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

93.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

34 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Volatile compounds in uninoculated and inoculated table olives with Lactobacillus plantarum (Olea europaea L., cv. Moresca and Kalamata)
Sabatini N, et al.
LWT--Food Science and Technology, 41(10), 2017-2022 (2008)
The establishment of metrological characteristics of the method ?Ethanol as Internal Standard? for the direct determination of volatile compounds in alcoholic products
Charapitsa S, et al.
Journal of Chemical Metrology, 12(1), 59-59 (2018)
Simultaneous quantification of methanol and ethanol in alcoholic beverage using a rapid gas chromatographic method coupling with dual internal standards
Wang ML, et al.
Food Chemistry, 86(4), 609-615 (2004)



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SKUGTIN
44759-1ML04061832288635