5-Phenyl-1-pentanol is an aliphatic alcohol.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 63AX6O7ZXD · registered name 5-PHENYLPENTANOL · single chemical substance
5-Phenyl-1-pentanol is an aliphatic alcohol.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PHENYLPENTANOLINCIBenzenepentanolSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 10521-91-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 234-064-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4065107
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0032940
- IUPAC
- 5-Phenylpentan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C11H16O
- Molecular weight
- 164.248 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid, floral carnation note
- Boiling point
- 155.00 °C. @ 20.00 mm Hg · 155 °C (20 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, soluble in oils · miscible (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.970-0.977
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Fragrance material review on 2-methyl-4-phenylpentanol. · 2012 · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
- Fragrance material review on 2-methyl-5-phenylpentanol. · 2012 · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
- Fragrance material review on 3-methyl-5-phenylpentanol. · 2012 · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association