5-Amino-1-pentanol is a linker containing a hydroxyl group and amine group. The hydroxyl group enables further derivatization or replacement with other reactive functional groups. The amine group is reactive with carboxylic acids, activated NHS esters, carbonyls (ketone, aldehyde) etc.
clear colorless to brown liquid after melting
5-Amino-1-pentanol has been used in the synthesis of S-glycosyl amino-acid building blocks. It has been used as starting reagent in the synthesis of aminofunctionalized 4-chloro-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine.
5-Amino-1-pentanol is an aliphatic amino alcohol with potential plasma lipid-lowering properties. 5-Amino-1-pentanol and other amino alcohols are used as emulsifying agents in dry-cleaning soaps, wax
removers, cosmetics, paints and insecticides.
5-Amino-1-pentanol undergoes facile intramolecular cyclocondensation with piperidine and methyl or ethyl piperidine in the presence of methanol or ethanol over zeolite catalyst.
