Amyl Alcohol

Name:
Amyl Alcohol
Detailed information:
(amyl hydrate). Eight isomers of amyl alcohol, C₅H₁₁OH, are possible, exclusive of several optical isomers, and six are offered commercially. In addition, definite mixtures of the isomers are sold under a variety of names (unfortunately, some of them identical with the names of the pure isomers) as well descriptive data on the pure isomers, see: (1) n-amyl alcohol, primary; (2) 2-methyl-1-butanol (active amyl alcohol from fusel oil); (3) isoamyl alcohol, primary; (4) 2-pentanol; (5) 3-pentanol; (6) tert-amyl alcohol. The other two isomers not described in detail are (7) sec-isoamyl alcohol; (8) 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol. (1), (2), (3), and (8) are primary alcohols; (4), (5), and (7) are secondary alcohols; and (6) is a tertiary alcohol. (1), (4), and (5) are normal, and (2), (3), (6), (7), and (8) are branched-chain compounds. (2), (4), and (7) are asymmetric and have optically active forms.