3-methylpentanol is a primary alcohol that is pentanol substituted by a methyl group at position 3.
Definition
3-methylpentanol is a primary alcohol that is pentanol substituted by a methyl group at position 3. It has a role as a plant metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII N8W93SI0FS · registered name 3-METHYL-1-PENTANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 589-35-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-644-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20862248
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID50811042
- IUPAC
- 3-Methylpentan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C6H14O
- Molecular weight
- 102.177 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless liquid with a pungent wine-like, cocoa odour
- Boiling point
- 151.00 to 152.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 151-152 °C
- Solubility
- (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.823
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -70 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 154 ℃
- Flash point
- 60 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 1.3 ㎜Hg (at 25℃)
- Water solubility
- 4300 ㎎/ℓ (at 25℃ EXP)
- Relative density
- 0.82
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.75 (EST)
- Viscosity
- 9.62 cP (at 5℃)
- Molecular weight
- 102.18
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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