Introduction
Name: amyl acetate; pentyl acetate*; acetic acid n-amyl ester
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 628-63-7
Molar Mass: 130.18486 g
Mass Percent: C 64.581 %; H 10.839 %; O 24.579 %
Isomers: methyl caproate • 1,1-diethoxy-2-propene
Classification
• organic
Uses/Function
• "...odor and flavor of bananas." 1
Bonding
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Brownlee, Raymond B., Fuller, Robert W., and Whitsit, Jesse E. Elements of Chemistry; Allyn and Bacon: Boston, Massachusetts, 1959; p 322.