n -pentylbenzene

Structural formula
General
Surname	n -pentylbenzene
other names	Amylbenzene 1-phenylpentane
Molecular formula	C 11 H 16
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 538-68-1 EC number 208-701-5 ECHA InfoCard 100.007.911 PubChem 10864 ChemSpider 10404 Wikidata Q9545681
properties
Molar mass	148.25 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.86 g cm −3
Melting point	−75 ° C
boiling point	205 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water (3.37 mg l −1 at 25 ° C) soluble in ethanol miscible with benzene and diethyl ether
Refractive index	1.488 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances H and P phrases H: 411 P: 273
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

n -Pentylbenzene is a chemical compound from the group of aromatic hydrocarbons .

Extraction and presentation

n -Pentylbenzene can be obtained by reacting benzylmagnesium chloride with butyltoluene-4-sulfonate in diethyl ether. It can also be synthesized from valerophenone .

properties

n -Pentylbenzene is a flammable, hardly ignitable, colorless liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

safety instructions

The vapors of n -pentylbenzene can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 66 ° C).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Entry on n-pentylbenzene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 10, 2018(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Datasheet Pentylbenzene, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 10, 2018 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ n-AMYLBENZENE In: Organic Syntheses . 10, 1930, p. 4, doi : 10.15227 / orgsyn.010.0004 ( PDF ).
4. ↑ Alexander R. Surrey: Name Reactions in Organic Chemistry . Elsevier, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4832-5868-3 , pp. 54 ( limited preview in Google Book search).