Skip to content
amyl acetate

Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)

EntityQ416972· pop 32· linked from 77 articles

amyl acetate

Sign in to save

Also known as pentyl acetate, amyl ethanoate, pentyl ethanoate, n-amyl acetate, amyl acetic ester, 1-pentanol acetate, pentyl ester of acetic acid, 1-pentyl acetate

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
C7H14O2
Molecular weight
130.18 g/mol
IUPAC name
pentyl acetate
SMILES
CCCCCOC(=O)C
InChIKey
PGMYKACGEOXYJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.9
Polar surface area
26.3 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

via PubChem

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Amyl acetate (pentyl acetate) is an organic compound and an ester with the chemical formula CH3COO[CH2]4CH3 and the molecular weight 130.19 g/mol. It is colorless and has a scent similar to bananas and apples. The compound is the condensation product of acetic acid and 1-pentanol. However, esters formed from other pentanol isomers (amyl alcohols), or mixtures of pentanols, are often referred to as amyl acetate. The symptoms of exposure to amyl acetate in humans are dermatitis, central nervous system depression, narcosis and irritation to the eyes and nose.

Uses

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “amyl acetate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.