3-Methyl-1-pentanol (IUPAC name: 3-methylpentan-1-ol) is an organic chemical compound. It occurs naturally in Capsicum frutescens, the tabasco pepper.[2]

3-Methyl-1-pentanol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Methylpentan-1-ol
Other names
3-Methyl-1-pentanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.769 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-644-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-3-6(2)4-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: IWTBVKIGCDZRPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-3-6(2)4-5-7/h6-7H,3-5H2,1-2H3
    Key: IWTBVKIGCDZRPL-UHFFFAOYAP
  • OCCC(C)CC
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.8242 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Boiling point 153 °C (307 °F; 426 K)
Solubility Soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Warning
H226
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Hexanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References edit

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–398, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ Reineccius, Gary (1998), Source Book of Flavors (2 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: Springer, p. 268, ISBN 978-0-8342-1307-4, retrieved 2009-12-14