Pentyl

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In organic chemistry, pentyl is a five-carbon alkyl substituent with chemical formula -C₅H₁₁. It is the substituent form of the alkane pentane.

[edit] Examples

• Pentanol
• Pentyl pentanoate
• Amylamine
• Amyl acetate
• Amyl alcohol

[edit] Nomenclature

See Amyl.

[edit] See also

• Methyl
• Ethyl
• Propyl
• Butyl

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