Chemical compound family
Amyl alcohols are alcohols with the formula C5 H11 OH.[1] Eight are known. A mixture of amyl alcohols (also called amyl alcohol) can be obtained from fusel alcohol . Amyl alcohol is used as a solvent and in esterification , by which is produced amyl acetate and other products. The name amyl alcohol without further specification applies to the normal (straight-chain) form, 1-pentanol .[2]
Three of these alcohols, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 2-pentanol, and 3-methyl-2-butanol (methyl isopropyl carbinol), contain stereocenters, and are therefore chiral and optically active .
The most important amyl alcohol is isoamyl alcohol , the chief one generated by fermentation in the production of alcoholic beverages and a constituent of fusel oil . The other amyl alcohols may be obtained synthetically.
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By consumption
Primary alcohols (1°)
Methanol Ethanol Butanol Straight-chain saturated C1 — C9 Straight-chain saturated C10 — C19 Straight-chain saturated C20 — C29 Straight-chain saturated C30 — C39
1-Triacontanol (melissyl / myricyl)
1-Hentriacontanol
1-Dotriacontanol (lacceryl)
1-Tritriacontanol
1-Tetratriacontanol (geddyl)
1-Pentatriacontanol
1-Hexatriacontanol
1-Heptatriacontanol
1-Octatriacontanol
1-Nonatriacontanol
Straight-chain saturated C40 — C49
1-Tetracontanol
1-Hentetracontanol
1-Dotetracontanol
1-Tritetracontanol
1-Tetratetracontanol
1-Pentatetracontanol
1-Hexatetracontanol
1-Heptatetracontanol
1-Octatetracontanol
1-Nonatetracontanol
Secondary alcohols (2°) Tertiary alcohols (3°) Hydric alcohols
Monohydric alcohols Dihydric alcohols Trihydric alcohols Polyhydric alcohols
Amyl alcohols Aromatic alcohols Saturatedfatty alcohols Branched and unsaturatedfatty alcohols Sugar alcohols
C1 — C7 Deoxy sugar alcohols Cyclic sugar alcohols Glycylglycitols
Terpene alcohols
Monoterpene alcohols Sesquiterpene alcohols Diterpene alcohols
Dialcohols Trialcohols Sterols Fluoroalcohols Preparations Reactions
Alcohols Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Carbamates Flavonoids Imidazoles Kava constituents
10-Methoxyyangonin
11-Methoxyyangonin
11-Hydroxyyangonin
Desmethoxyyangonin
11-Methoxy-12-hydroxydehydrokavain
7,8-Dihydroyangonin
Kavain
5-Hydroxykavain
5,6-Dihydroyangonin
7,8-Dihydrokavain
5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroyangonin
5,6-Dehydromethysticin
Methysticin
7,8-Dihydromethysticin
Yangonin
Monoureides Neuroactive steroids Nonbenzodiazepines Phenols Piperidinediones Pyrazolopyridines Quinazolinones Volatiles /gases Others/unsorted
3-Hydroxybutanal
α-EMTBL
AA-29504
Alogabat
Avermectins (e.g., ivermectin )
Bromide compounds (e.g., lithium bromide , potassium bromide , sodium bromide )
Carbamazepine
Chloralose
Chlormezanone
Clomethiazole
Darigabat
DEABL
Deuterated etifoxine
Dihydroergolines (e.g., dihydroergocryptine , dihydroergosine, dihydroergotamine , ergoloid (dihydroergotoxine) )
DS2
Efavirenz
Etazepine
Etifoxine
Fenamates (e.g., flufenamic acid , mefenamic acid , niflumic acid , tolfenamic acid )
Fluoxetine
Flupirtine
Hopantenic acid
KRM-II-81
Lanthanum
Lavender oil
Lignans (e.g., 4-O-methylhonokiol , honokiol , magnolol , obovatol )
Loreclezole
Menthyl isovalerate (validolum)
Monastrol
Niacin
Niacinamide
Org 25,435
Phenytoin
Propanidid
Retigabine (ezogabine)
Safranal
Seproxetine
Stiripentol
Sulfonylalkanes (e.g., sulfonmethane (sulfonal) , tetronal , trional )
Terpenoids (e.g., borneol )
Topiramate
Valerian constituents (e.g., isovaleric acid , isovaleramide , valerenic acid , valerenol)
Unsorted benzodiazepine site positive modulators: α-Pinene
MRK-409 (MK-0343)
TCS-1105
TCS-1205
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