Amyl Alcohol au
The term is commonly applied to mixtures of these compounds, which are used as solvents for resins and oily materials and in the manufacture of other chemicals, especially amyl acetate, a solvent for nitrocellulose lacquers.
- An amyl alcohol is any of 8 alcohols with the formula C5H12O.
- A mixture of amyl alcohols (also called amyl alcohol) can be obtained from fusel alcohol.
Amyl alcohol is used as a solvent and in esterification, by which is produced by which is produced amyl acetate and other important products
It also called Pentanol
