Cyclopentanol

Cyclopentyl

Flammable colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor

Liquid

0.95 g · cm -3

-19 ° C

141 ° C.

1.3 mbar (at 20 ° C)

Sparingly soluble in water and carbon tetrachloride soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether and acetone.

1.4521 (at 20 ° C, 589 nm)

Attention

> 2000 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Cyclopentanol is a chemical compound selected from the group of alcohols.

Occurrence

Cyclopentanol occurs naturally in passion fruit.

Cyclopentanol can be obtained by reduction of the cyclopentenone or cyclopentanone with sodium borohydride.

Cyclopentanol is an inflammatory colorless liquid with an unpleasant odor, which is sparingly soluble in water.

Cyclopentanol is used for the preparation of medicaments, cosmetics, and herbicides.

The vapors of cyclopentanol can form ( 51 ° C, ignition temperature 375 ° C flash point) with air to form an explosive mixture.

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