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amyl acetate
Sign in to saveAlso 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
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 77 inbound references to amyl acetate, and connects out to odor, apple and banana.
Vinony files it under Acetate esters, Amyl esters and Chembox image size set.
Vinony links it to 31 Wikipedia language editions.
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
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 130.099
- Autonomy
- 360
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- Commons category
- Amyl acetate
- flash point
- 77
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 250
- density
- 0.88
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCOC(=O)C
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 7400
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0031
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 5330
- melting point
- -70.8
- boiling point
- 149.25
- vapor pressure
- 0.65
- solubility
- 0.2
- lower flammable limit
- 1.1
- upper flammable limit
- 7.5
- minimal lethal dose
- 5200
- short-term exposure limit
- 500
- chemical formula
- C₇H₁₄O₂
- electric dipole moment
- 1.75
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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
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