3-Methyl-1-butanol

Alternative Name(s)

3-Methyl-1-butanol
Isoamyl alcohol
Isopentyl alcohol
3-Methylbutanol
Isopentanol
3-Methylbutan-1-ol

IUPAC Name – 3-methylbutan-1-ol

Empirical Formula – C₅H₁₂O

Molecular Weight – 88.15

Exact Mass – 88.09

Elemental Analysis – C, 68.13; H, 13.72; O, 18.15

3-Methyl-1-butanol Compound Image

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Concentration analysis (mg/kg)

Virgin oil

0.10-0.38[1], 0.69[2]

External Links

PubChem CID - 31260

References

Morales, M.T., G. Luna, and R. Aparicio, Comparative study of virgin olive oil sensory defects. Food Chemistry, 2005. 91(2): p. 293-301.
Romero, I., et al., Validation of SPME-GCMS method for the analysis of virgin olive oil volatiles responsible for sensory defects. Talanta, 2015. 134: p. 394-401.