Amyl+Acetate


 * Amyl acetate ** ( ** pentyl acetate ** ) is an organic compound and an ester with the chemical formula CH 3 COO[CH 2 ] 4 CH 3 and the molecular weight 130.19 g/mol. It has a scent similar to bananas and apples which is not detectable by all people. The compound is the condensation product of acetic acid and 1-pentanol . However, esters formed from other pentanol isomers ( amyl alcohols ), or mixtures of pentanols, are often referred to as amyl acetate.[[image:chem103csu/200px-Amyl_acetate.png]]

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen Liquid 130.18 g/mol −70.8°C (−95.4°F) 149.2°C (300.6°F) Slightly soluble in water; soluble in alcohol, ether, and most organic solvents
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Amyl acetate (A-mil AS-uh-tate) is a colorless liquid with a distinctive banana-like flavor and odor. Three major isomers of amyl acetate exist: normal (n-amyl), secondary (secamyl), and isoamyl (3-methyl-1-butyl) acetate. Isomers are two or more forms of a chemical compound with the same molecular formula, but different structural formulas and different chemical and physical properties. As an example, the boiling points of the three isomers of amyl acetate are 149.2°C (300.6°F), 142.0°C (287.6°F), and 140.0°C (284.0°F), respectively. Although the amyl acetates are probably best known as flavoring agents because of their distinctive banana-like flavor, they all have a number of interesting industrial applications also.