3-(chloromethyl)pentane

A summary of the most common chemical descriptors (InChI Key and SMILES codes) for 3-(chloromethyl)pentane are summarized together with 3D and 2D structures and relevant physico-chemical properties.

What is 3-(chloromethyl)pentane?

The molecule 3-(chloromethyl)pentane presents a molecular formula of C6H13Cl and its IUPAC name is 3-(chloromethyl)pentane.

3D structure

Cartesian coordinates

Geometry of 3-(chloromethyl)pentane in x, y and z coordinates (Å units) to copy/paste elsewhere. Generated with Open Babel software.

2D drawing

 

3-(chloromethyl)pentane PQHNRODYYLFLRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N chemical compound 2D structure molecule svg
3-(chloromethyl)pentane

 

Molecule descriptors

 
IUPAC name3-(chloromethyl)pentane
InChI codeInChI=1S/C6H13Cl/c1-3-6(4-2)5-7/h6H,3-5H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyPQHNRODYYLFLRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCCC(CC)CCl

Physico-Chemical properties

IUPAC name3-(chloromethyl)pentane
Molecular formulaC6H13Cl
Molecular weight120.62
Melting point (ºC)
Boiling point (ºC)
Density (g/cm3)
Molar refractivity
LogP2.9
Topological polar surface area0

LogP and topological polar surface area (TPSA) values were estimated using Open Babel software.

The n-octanol/water partition coeficient (Kow) data is applied in toxicology and drug research. Kow values are used, to guess the environmental fate of persistent organic pollutants. High partition coefficients values, tend to accumulate in the fatty tissue of organisms. Molecules with a log(Kow) (or LogP) greater than 5 are considered to bioaccumulate.

TPSA values are the sum of the surface area over all polar atoms or molecules, mainly oxygen and nitrogen, also including hydrogen atoms.

In medicinal chemistry, TPSA is used to assess the ability of a drug to permeabilise cells.

For molecules to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (and act on receptors in the central nervous system), TPSA values below 90 Å2 are required. Thus, molecules with a polar surface area greater than 140 Å2 tend to be poorly permeable to cell membranes.