Isopentyl acetate
Isopentyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C7H14O2.
- Formula
- C7H14O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 130.18 g/mol
- Also known as
- 3-methylbutyl acetate, ISOAMYL ACETATE, Isopentyl ethanoate, Isoamyl ethanoate, 3-Methylbutyl ethanoate, Isopentyl alcohol, acetate
Overview
Isopentyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C7H14O2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C7H14O2
- Functional group
- Esters
- Molar mass
- 130.18 g/mol
- Also known as
- 3-methylbutyl acetate, ISOAMYL ACETATE, Isopentyl ethanoate, Isoamyl ethanoate, 3-Methylbutyl ethanoate, Isopentyl alcohol, acetate
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CC(C)CCOC(=O)C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C7H14O2/c1-6(2)4-5-9-7(3)8/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
- PubChem CID
- 31276
Properties
- Melting Point
- -78.5 °C
- Boiling Point
- 142 °C
- Relative density (water = 1)
- Relative density (water = 1): 0.87
- Water solubility
- In water, 2000 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Esters
Isopentyl acetate is an organic compound with the molecular formula C7H14O2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Isopentyl acetate (CID 31276)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Isopentyl acetate — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31276#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-330
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Isopentyl acetate — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31276#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 951
- ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): Isopentyl acetate — densityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31276#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Isopentyl acetate — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31276#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan, Jain, P. Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2010, p. 429