Amyl alcohol
Definition of Amyl alcohol
Am´yl al´co`hol
1.
(Org. Chem.)
Any
of
eight
isomeric
liquid
alcohols
(
C5H11
.
OH
),
transparent
,
colorless
liquids
.
It
is
the
hydroxide
of
amyl
.
Also
called
amylic
alcohol
.
The
amyl
alcohol
obtained
from
fusel oil
is
mostly
isoamyl
alcohol
(
3-methyl-1-butanol
or
1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane
),
with
some
sec-amyl
alcohol
(
2-methyl-1-butanol
or
2-pentanol
),
and
has
a
characteristic
peculiar
odor
.
Other
than
n-amyl
alcohol
(
also
called
1-pentanol
)
the
other
isomeric
pentanols
are
not
usually
refered
to
as
amyl
alcohol
.
The
amyl
alcohol
mixture
in
fusel
oil
forms
a
colorless
liquid
with
a
peculiar
cough-exciting
odor
and
burning
taste
.
It
is
used
as
a
source
of
amyl
compounds
,
such
as
amyl
acetate
,
amyl
nitrite
,
etc
.
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