3-Ethyl-3-pentanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-12.5 °C

Boiling point:

141 °C/743 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

0.824 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.430(lit.)

Flash point:

104 °F

storage temp. 

Flammables area

pka

15.38±0.29(Predicted)

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water. Soluble in alcohol.

BRN 

1731643

InChIKey

XKIRHOWVQWCYBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

2.113 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

597-49-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

3-Pentanol, 3-ethyl- (597-49-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

10-41-37/38-22

Safety Statements 

16-39-26

RIDADR 

UN 1987 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

SA6780000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2905.19.9090

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

Toxicity

LD50 scu-mus: 700 mg/kg ARZNAD 5,161,55

MSDS

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3-Ethyl-3-pentanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid

Uses

3-Ethyl-3-pentanol was used to study the effect of alkanols on the micropolarity and microviscosity of the head group region, in the reverse micelles of AOT-heptane-water by fluorescence probing.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 84, p. 4715, 1962 DOI: 10.1021/ja00883a020
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 2, p. 602, 1943

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by subcutaneousroute. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smokeand irritating vapors.

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