Amyl alcohol
amyl alcohol is an alcohol with five carbon atoms.[1][2]c[3]
It is used in industry, as a solvent.[1]
Small amounts are found in distilled alcoholic beverages, like whisky.[1]
References
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Chris Middleton (2025-01-23). "Mythbusters: The two faces of fusel oils". Whisky Magazine. Archived from the original on 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
The primary fusel alcohols, amyl (60–70 per cent of fusel oils), butanol, and propanol, are insolvent in water, carrying two extra carbon molecules. Colourless fusel oils have a fetid, offensive smell, and an acrid taste. Small doses make whisky unpalatable and injurious to drinkers’ health.
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Richard P. Pohanish (2017). "I". Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens. Elsevier. p. 1820–1906. doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-38968-6.00009-0. ISBN 978-0-323-38968-6.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Amyl Alcohol". Science Direct. Retrieved 2026-07-23.