pentan-3-ol (CHEBI:77519)

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ChEBI Name	pentan-3-ol

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:77519

Definition	A 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.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Submitter	Jen Hammock

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Formula

C5H12O

Net Charge

Average Mass

88.14820

Monoisotopic Mass

88.08882

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-5(6)4-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

AQIXEPGDORPWBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCC(O)CC

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	fuel additive Any additive that enhances the efficiency of fuel.

Biological Role(s):	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(s):	biomarker A substance used as an indicator of a biological state.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	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

Last Modified

25 October 2023