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Home/Compounds/Industrial Chemical/2-pentanol
C5H12O
88.15 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalWarning

2-PENTANOL

CAS6032-29-7EC227-907-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Solvent and chemical intermediate

2-Pentanol, also known as sec-amyl alcohol, is an organic chemical compound used primarily as a solvent and chemical intermediate. It is a component of many industrial mixtures of amyl alcohols.

SolventChemical intermediate

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Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Regulatory Compliance1
  • CN Catalogue of Hazardous ChemicalsCNRegulation
    Listed· listed since 2015-05-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 2-PENTANOL (CAS 6032-29-7) is 2905.19.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2905.19

EU CN code (8-digit)

2905 19 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

pentan-2-ol

InChIKey

JYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCC(C)O

Synonyms (25)
  • (R)-(?)-2-Pentanol
  • 1-Methyl-1-butanol
  • 1-Methylbutanol
  • 2-Hydroxypentane
  • 2-PENTANOL
  • 2-Pentyl alcohol
  • 4-carboxy-2-oxazolidone
  • Butanol, methyl-
  • FEMA 3316
  • Isoamyl alcohol, secondary
  • Methylpropylcarbinol
  • Pentan-2-ol; 2-Pentanol
  • Pentanol, sec-
  • alpha-Methylbutanol
  • methylbutanol
  • racemic 2-pentanol
  • sec-Amyl alcohol
  • sec-Pentanol
  • sec-Pentyl alcohol
  • sec-n-Amyl alcohol

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