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Substance Name: n-Pentanol
RN: 71-41-0
UNII: M9L931X26Y
InChIKey: AMQJEAYHLZJPGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classification Codes

  • Mutation Data
  • Skin / Eye Irritant

Molecular Formula

  • C5-H12-O

Molecular Weight

  • 88.1488
 

Names and Synonyms

Results Name

  • n-Pentanol

Name of Substance

  • n-Pentanol
  • n-Pentyl alcohol

Synonyms

  • 1-Pentyl alcohol
  • 4-01-00-01640 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • AI3-01293
  • Alcool amylique
  • Alcool amylique [French]
  • Amyl alcohol
  • Amyl alcohol (natural)
  • Amyl alcohol, normal
  • Amylol
  • BRN 1730975
  • Butyl carbinol
  • Butylcarbinol
  • EC 200-752-1
  • EINECS 200-752-1
  • FEMA No. 2056
  • FEMA Number 2056
  • HSDB 111
  • n-Amyl alcohol
  • n-Amylalkohol
  • n-Amylalkohol [Czech]
  • n-Butylcarbinol
  • n-Pentan-1-ol
  • n-Pentanol
  • n-Pentyl alcohol
  • NSC 5707
  • Pentanol
  • Pentanol (VAN)
  • Pentanol-1
  • Pentasol
  • Pentyl alcohol
  • Petan-1-ol
  • Primary amyl alcohol
  • UNII-M9L931X26Y

Systematic Names

  • 1-Pentanol
  • Pentan-1-ol
  • Pentyl alcohol

Superlist Names

  • 1-Pentanol
  • Amyl alcohol
  • n-Amyl alcohol
  • Pentanols
  • Pentanols [UN1105] [Flammable liquid]
  • UN1105

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 71-41-0

FDA UNII

  • M9L931X26Y

Related Registry Number

  • 37411-22-6 (magnesium salt)

System Generated Number

  • 0000071410

Structure Descriptors

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3

InChIKey

AMQJEAYHLZJPGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

CCCCCO

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
cat LDLo intravenous 122mg/kg (122mg/kg)   Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Vol. 16, Pg. 1, 1920.
dog LDLo oral 1400mg/kg (1400mg/kg) BLOOD: HEMORRHAGE

GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES		 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences. Vol. 81, Pg. 192, 1875.
dog LDLo subcutaneous 1800mg/kg (1800mg/kg) BLOOD: HEMORRHAGE

GASTROINTESTINAL: OTHER CHANGES		 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances, Academie des Sciences. Vol. 81, Pg. 192, 1875.
frog LDLo parenteral 2gm/kg (2000mg/kg) PERIPHERAL NERVE AND SENSATION: SPASTIC PARALYSIS WITH OR WITHOUT SENSORY CHANGE

BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)		 Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. Vol. 50, Pg. 296, 1935.
guinea pig LC inhalation > 14gm/m3/6H (14000mg/m3) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: DYSPNEA

BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)

BRAIN AND COVERINGS: RECORDINGS FROM SPECIFIC AREAS OF CNS		 American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 34, Pg. 493, 1973.
guinea pig LD50 intraperitoneal 615mg/kg (615mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
hamster LD50 intraperitoneal 626mg/kg (626mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
mammal (species unspecified) LD50 unreported 1174mg/kg (1174mg/kg)   Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 51(5), Pg. 61, 1986.
mouse LCLo inhalation 14000mg/m3/6H (14000mg/m3) LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)

KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)"		 American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 34, Pg. 493, 1973.
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 970mg/kg (970mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
mouse LD50 intravenous 184mg/kg (184mg/kg)   Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et de Therapie. Vol. 135, Pg. 330, 1962.
mouse LD50 oral 200mg/kg (200mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: GENERAL ANESTHETIC Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 35(9), Pg. 88, 1970.
rabbit LD50 intraperitoneal 140mg/kg (140mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rabbit LD50 skin 2830uL/kg (2.83mL/kg) KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: OTHER CHANGES

LIVER: OTHER CHANGES		 National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0534716,
rat LCLo inhalation 14000mg/m3/6H (14000mg/m3) KIDNEY, URETER, AND BLADDER: "CHANGES IN TUBULES (INCLUDING ACUTE RENAL FAILURE, ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS)"

LUNGS, THORAX, OR RESPIRATION: ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)		 American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. Vol. 34, Pg. 493, 1973.
rat LD50 intraperitoneal 579mg/kg (579mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rat LD50 intravenous 196mg/kg (196mg/kg)   EHP, Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 61, Pg. 321, 1985.
rat LD50 oral 5660uL/kg (5.66mL/kg) BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) National Technical Information Service. Vol. OTS0534716,

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point -7.89E+01 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 137.9 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 1.51 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 2.20E+04 mg/L 25 EXP
Vapor Pressure 2.2 mm Hg 25 EXP
Henry's Law Constant 1.30E-05 atm-m3/mole 25 EXP
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 1.11E-11 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EXP

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