R2pentanol

R2pentanol is a chiral alcohol with the chemical formula C5H12O. It is one of the several isomers of pentanol, which are alcohols containing five carbon atoms. Specifically, R2pentanol refers to the enantiomer with the R configuration at the chiral center. The hydroxyl group (-OH) is attached to the second carbon atom in the pentane chain. Its IUPAC name is (R)-pentan-2-ol.

This compound is a colorless liquid at room temperature. Like other alcohols, it exhibits some solubility in water and is miscible with many organic solvents. R2pentanol can be synthesized through various organic reactions, such as the reduction of pentan-2-one. Its chirality means it can exist as two stereoisomers, R2pentanol and S2pentanol, which are non-superimposable mirror images of each other. The specific biological and chemical properties of R2pentanol can differ from its S enantiomer due to these stereochemical differences. It finds potential applications in organic synthesis and as a chiral building block in the production of more complex molecules.