cyclopentanol
Also known as Hydroxycyclopentane
Cyclopentanol or cyclopentyl alcohol is the organic compound with the formula . It is classified as a cyclic alcohol.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H10O
- Molecular weight
- 86.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclopentanol
- SMILES
- C1CCC(C1)O
- InChIKey
- XCIXKGXIYUWCLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Synthesis and reactions
- References
Cyclopentanol or cyclopentyl alcohol is the organic compound with the formula . It is classified as a cyclic alcohol.
==Synthesis and reactions== The bio-derived "platform chemical" furfural can be efficiently converted to cyclopentanol by hydrodeoxygenation using a copper catalyst. or a nickelcobalt catalyst.