N-pentanol appears as a colorless liquid with a mild to moderately strong ... Used as a solvent and to make other chemicals.

Application

Amyl alcohol describes any saturated aliphatic alcohol containing five carbon atoms. This class consists of three pentanols, four substituted butanols, and a disubstituted propanol, ie, eight structural isomers C5H12O: four primary, three secondary, and one tertiary alcohol.