Definitions for amyl alcohol
amyl al·co·hol

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1. amyl alcoholnoun

   a mixture of 2 or more isomeric alcohols; used as a solvent and in organic synthesis

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1. Amyl alcohol

   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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1. amyl alcoholnoun

   Any of the isomers of pentanol, CHOH; the principal constituent of fusel oil.

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1. Amyl alcohol

   An amyl alcohol is any of 8 alcohols with the formula C5H11OH. A mixture of amyl alcohols can be obtained from fusel alcohol. Amyl alcohol is used as a solvent and in esterfication for example in the production of amyl acetate. Amyl alcohol as a distinct chemical compound refers to pentan-1-ol. Eight structural isomers with molecular formula C5H12O and all alcohols are known: Three of these alcohols, active amyl alcohol, methyl propyl carbinol, and methyl isopropyl carbinol, are optically active, as they contain an asymmetric carbon atom. The most important is isobutyl carbinol, this being the chief constituent of fermentation amyl alcohol, and consequently a constituent of fusel oil. It can be separated from fusel oil by shaking with strong brine solution, separating the oily layer from the brine layer and distilling it, the portion boiling between 125 and 140 °C. being collected. For further purification it may be shaken with hot limewater, the oily layer separated, dried with calcium chloride and fractionated, the fraction boiling between 128 and 132 °C only being collected. It may be synthesized from isobutanol by conversion into isovaleraldehyde, which is subsequently reduced to isobutyl carbinol by means of sodium amalgam.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amyl alcohol in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amyl alcohol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wiktionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
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