Amylalcohol can be separated from fusel oil by shaking
with strong brine solution. For further purification amyl alcohol may be shaken with hot lime water, the oily layer
separated, dried with calcium chloride and fractionated, the fraction boiling
between 128 and 132 °C
only being collected.Amyl alcohol
may be synthesized from isobutanol by conversion into isovaleraldehyde.
Amylalcohol is a colourless liquid of density 0.8247 g /cm³ (0 °C ), boiling at 131.6
°C , slightly soluble in water, easily soluble in organic
solvents. Amyl alcohol possesses a
characteristic strong smell and a sharp burning taste.
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