Alcohol, High-Purity Solvents

Isoamyl Alcohol

High-Purity Solvent Blend Featuring Isoamyl Alcohol (123-51-3)

This high-purity solvent blend is a colorless liquid with a characteristic alcohol odor, engineered for diverse applications. Featuring Isoamyl Alcohol (123-51-3) and other components like ethyl acetate, it delivers excellent solvency and controlled evaporation. With a specific gravity between 0.810-0.825 g/mL and a distillation range of 75°C-130°C, this blend ensures reliable performance. Its minimal acidity, low water content, and strong miscibility with most organic solvents make it a highly effective and versatile choice for various industrial processes.

Attributes

Key Features and Benefits

A clear, colorless liquid ensuring high purity.
Features a characteristic, subtly fruity and wine-like aroma at low concentrations.
Acts as an excellent solvent for a wide range of organic compounds, including fats, oils, and resins.
Effectively employed in critical pharmaceutical extraction processes.
A valuable flavoring agent widely used in the food and beverage industries.
An essential component for crafting perfumes and cosmetic preparations.
Serves as a vital intermediate in various organic synthesis reactions.
Offers broad utility across diverse industries, from photography to artificial silk manufacturing.

Specifications

Technical Highlights

Description: Clear, colorless liquid with characteristic fruity odor.
Purity (GC): 99.0% min.
Specific Gravity (20/20°C): 0.810 – 0.812
Refractive Index (20°C): 1.400 – 1.401
Water Content (Karl Fischer): 0.1% max.
Acidity (as Acetic Acid): 0.005% max.
Non-Volatile Matter: 0.005% max.
Color (APHA): 10 max.
Distillation Range (95% v/v): 128 – 132°C

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Practical industry uses

Applications

Flavor and Fragrance Component: Serves as a key ingredient in creating synthetic fruit essences, particularly banana, pear, and cherry flavors, and is used in perfume formulations.
Chemical Intermediate: Essential in the synthesis of other chemicals, most notably isoamyl acetate, often referred to as “banana oil.”
Industrial Solvent: Acts as an effective solvent for fats, resins, alkaloids, camphor, and various other organic compounds across different industrial processes.
Extraction Agent: Utilized for extracting specific substances from aqueous solutions due to its suitable solvent properties for organic compounds and limited water miscibility.
Pharmaceutical Uses: Employed as an intermediate or a solvent in certain processes within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
Frothing Agent: Functions as a frothing agent in mineral flotation processes, aiding in the separation of valuable minerals from ore.