CHEBI:77519 - pentan-3-ol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:77519
ChEBI Namepentan-3-ol
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DefinitionA secondary alcohol that is pentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It is produced by plants and is a component of emitted insect sex pheromones.
Last Modified25 October 2023
Submitterjhammock
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC5H12O
Net Charge0
Average Mass88.150
Monoisotopic Mass88.08882
SMILESCCC(O)CC
InChIInChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyAQIXEPGDORPWBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
fuel additive  Any additive that enhances the efficiency of fuel.
Biological Roles:
pheromone  A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Application:
biomarker  A substance used as an indicator of a biological state.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) has role biomarker (CHEBI:59163)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) has role fuel additive (CHEBI:62803)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) has role pheromone (CHEBI:26013)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) is a pentanol (CHEBI:143597)
pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519) is a secondary alcohol (CHEBI:35681)
IUPAC Name 
pentan-3-ol
Synonyms  Source
sec-pentyl alcoholChemIDplus
3-Pentyl alcoholChemIDplus
sec-amyl alcoholChemIDplus
sec-pentanolChemIDplus
diethyl carbinolChemIDplus
(C2H5)2CHOHNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
3-PentanolWikipedia
FDB029632FooDB
C00053663KNApSAcK
HMDB0303831HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1730964Reaxys
CAS:584-02-1ChemIDplus
CAS:584-02-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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