1,5-pentanediol is a chemical compound, primary alcohol obtained industrially from tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol by various catalytic methods including purification and isolation of the intermediates to obtain a yield of 70%.
It occurs as an oily clear liquid that is miscible with water, methanol, ethanol, ketones and ethyl acetate. pH 7.5
What it is used for and where
Cosmetics
Intermediate for personal care products as a fragrance and moisturising agent.
Other uses
1,5-pentanediol can be used as a monomer for the production of polyesters and chain extender in polyurethanes, as a polymerisation additive (plasticiser), to produce polycarbonate diols. Chemical solvent. Synthesis of propiconazole from pesticides.
For more information: 1,5-pentanediol studies
Typical commercial product characteristics 1,5-Pentanediol
| Appearance | Colorless transparent liquid |
| Boiling Point | 239.0±0.0°C at 760 mmHg |
| Melting Point | -18°C |
| Flash Point | 129.4±0.0°C |
| Density | 1.0±0.1 g/cm3 0.994 g/mL at 25°C (lit.) |
| Acid Value | 0.1 max (mg KOH/g) |
| Moisture | 0.1% max |
| Water | ≤1.0% |
| Sulphated ash | ≤0.5%/1g |
| Heavy metals | ≤10 ppm |
| Residue on ignition | ≤0.1% |
| Total Impurities | 0.5% |
| PSA | 40.46000 |
| LogP | -0.60 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C |
| Index of Refraction | 1.446 |
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- Molecular Formula C5H12O2
- Linear Formula HO(CH2)5OH
- Molecular Weight 104.15
- Exact Mass 104.083733
- CAS 111-29-5
- UNII 07UXZ0SCST
- EC Number 203-854-4
- DSSTox Substance ID DTXSID2041256
- IUPAC pentane-1,5-diol
- InChI=1S/C5H12O2/c6-4-2-1-3-5-7/h6-7H,1-5H2
- InChl Key ALQSHHUCVQOPAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES C(CCO)CCO
- MDL number MFCD00002978
- PubChem Substance ID 329767415
- ChEBI 185431
- Beilstein 1560130
- NACRES NA.22
- NSC 5927
- RTECS SA0480000
Synonyms
- pentane-1,5-diol
- 1,5-Dihydroxypentane
- Pentamethylene glycol
- 1,5-Pentylene glycol
- 1,5 Pentanediol
- 1,5-Pentamethylene glycol
