Labelled version of 1,5-Pentanediol (P273405(P)), which is used as a reagent in the total synthesis of (+)-Rubriflordilactone A, a nortriterpenoid natural product. 1,5-Pentanediol is also the starting material in the synthesis of Pseudomonic Acid D Sodium (P839520); an antibiotic isolated from Pseudomonas fluorescens.