Cyclopentanol

Cyclopentanol[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Cyclopentanol
	Other names Cyclopentyl alcohol; Hydroxycyclopentane
Identifiers
CAS Number	96-41-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:16133 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL288998 ;
ChemSpider	7026 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.278
EC Number	202-504-8;
KEGG	C02020 ;
PubChem CID	7298;
UNII	1L43Q07TBU ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1033371 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H10O/c6-5-3-1-2-4-5/h5-6H,1-4H2 Key: XCIXKGXIYUWCLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C1CCC(C1)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H10O
Molar mass	86.1323 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.949 g/mL
Melting point	−19 °C (−2 °F; 254 K)
Boiling point	139 to 140 °C (282 to 284 °F; 412 to 413 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-64.0·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cyclopentanol or cyclopentyl alcohol is a cyclic alcohol. It is also known as hydroxycyclopentane.[2]

Reactions

The dehydration of cyclopentanol produces cyclopentene:

C₅H₁₀O → C₅H₈ + H₂O

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