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Cyclopentanol

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Cyclopentanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Cyclopentanol
Other names Cyclopentyl alcohol
Hydroxycyclopentane
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 202-504-8
KEGG
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H10O/c6-5-3-1-2-4-5/h5-6H,1-4H2Key: XCIXKGXIYUWCLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • C1CCC(C1)O
Properties
Chemical formula C5H10O
Molar mass 86.1323 g/mol
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.949 g/mL
Melting point −19 °C (−2 °F; 254 K)
Boiling point 139 to 140 °C (282 to 284 °F; 412 to 413 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) -64.0·10 cm/mol
Related compounds
Related compounds Cyclopentane
Cyclopentene
Cyclopentanone
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Chemical compound

Cyclopentanol or cyclopentyl alcohol is a cyclic alcohol. It is also known as hydroxycyclopentane.

Reactions

The dehydration of cyclopentanol produces cyclopentene:

C5H10O → C5H8 + H2O

References

  1. Cyclopentanol at Sigma-Aldrich
  2. "Cyclopentanol".
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