CHEBI:77518 - pentan-2-ol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:77518
ChEBI Namepentan-2-ol
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DefinitionA secondary alcohol that is pentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2.
Last Modified25 October 2023
Submitterjhammock
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC5H12O
Net Charge0
Average Mass88.150
Monoisotopic Mass88.08882
SMILESCCCC(C)O
InChIInChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyJYVLIDXNZAXMDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Homo sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606) faeces (UBERON:0001988) PubMed (17314143)
Starmerella bacillaris (ncbitaxon:1247836) - MetaboLights (MTBLS212) From MetaboLights
Vitis vinifera (ncbitaxon:29760) - MetaboLights (MTBLS212) From MetaboLights
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
polar solvent  A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
Biological Role:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
polar solvent  A solvent that is composed of polar molecules. Polar solvents can dissolve ionic compounds or ionisable covalent compounds.
fragrance  A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318)
pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518) has role polar solvent (CHEBI:48354)
pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518) is a pentanol (CHEBI:143597)
pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
Incoming Relation(s)
(S)-1'-methylbutyl caffeate (CHEBI:70482) has functional parent pentan-2-ol (CHEBI:77518)
IUPAC Name 
pentan-2-ol
Synonyms  Source
alpha-methylbutanolChemIDplus
sec-amyl alcoholChemIDplus
sec-pentyl alcoholChemIDplus
2-hydroxypentaneChemIDplus
1-methyl-1-butanolChemIDplus
methyl propyl carbinolChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
HMDB0031599HMDB
2-PentanolWikipedia
FDB011151FooDB
CPD-18991MetaCyc
C00062394KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1718819Reaxys
CAS:6032-29-7ChemIDplus
CAS:6032-29-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations