1-Aminopentane is an

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with the formula CH₃(CH₂)₄NH₂. It is used as a

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, as a

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in the manufacture of a variety of other compounds, including dyes,

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s, and pharmaceutical products, and as a flavoring agent.Karsten Eller, Erhard Henkes, Roland Rossbacher, Hartmut Höke, "Amines, Aliphatic" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005. Pentylamine exhibits reactions typical of other simple alkyl amines, i.e. protonation, alkylation, acylation, condensation with carbonyls. Like other simple

aliphatic In organic chemistry, hydrocarbons ( compounds composed solely of carbon and hydrogen) are divided into two classes: aromatic compounds and aliphatic compounds (; G. ''aleiphar'', fat, oil). Aliphatic compounds can be saturated, like hexane, or ...

amines, pentylamine is a weak base: the pK_a of H₃(CH₂)₄NH₃sup>+ is 10.21.

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