2-Pentanol (IUPAC name: pentan-2-ol; also called sec-amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used as a solvent and an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals. 2-Pentanol is a component of many mixtures of amyl alcohols sold industrially.

2-Pentanol has been detected in fresh bananas by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, at an abundance of 14.26±2.63 ppm.[2]

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2-Pentanol can be manufactured by hydration of pentene.[3]

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References

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  2. ^ Jordán, María J.; Tandon, Kawaljit; Shaw, Philip E.; Goodner, Kevin L. (2001), "Aromatic Profile of Aqueous Banana Essence and Banana Fruit by Gas Chromatography−Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatography−Olfactometry (GC-O)", J. of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 49 (10): 4813-4817 
  3. ^ McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, 3, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 280–281, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, retrieved 2010-01-17