1-Chloropentane

• Pentyl chloride
• N- amyl chloride

Colorless liquid with a sweet odor

Liquid

0.88 g · cm -3

-99 ° C

108 ° C.

31.8 mbar ( 20 ° C)

• Sparingly soluble in water ( 197 mg · l-1 at 25 ° C)
• Miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether
• Soluble in benzene and carbon tetrachloride
• Very soluble in chloroform

1.4115 (20 ° C, 589 nm)

Risk

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1- chloropentane is a chemical compound selected from the group of the saturated aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons.

Production and representation

1- chloropentane can be obtained by reacting 1 -pentanol with hydrochloric acid. Also possible is the reaction of chlorine with pentane, wherein the isomeric 2-chloro pentane and 3- chloropentane arise.

Properties

1-chloro pentane is a volatile, colorless liquid with a sweet odor, which is sparingly soluble in water. The atmospheric pressure boiling point is 107.8 ° C. The vapor pressure function is obtained after August according lg ( P) = -A / T B (P in Torr, T in K) with A = 1892 and B = 7.8573 in the temperature range from 10 ° C to 50 ° C. It decomposes in the presence of oxygen when heated, but even at normal temperature when exposed to light slowly, hydrogen chloride, phosgene and dioxins may arise.

Use

1- chloropentane is employed as the solvent as a reference substance for gas chromatography, for the soil disinfection and the synthesis of other Pentylhalogenide.

Safety

The vapors of 1 -chloro pentane combine with air to form an explosive mixture (flash point 3 ° C, ignition temperature 255 ° C).