Molecule record

2-PENTYNE

C5H8

68.12 g/mol

2D structure for 2-PENTYNE

Molecular properties

Formula
C5H8
Molar mass
68.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
68.0626 Da
2
0
0
0.00 Ų
1.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
627-21-4
PubChem CID
12310

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkyne

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp1.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1-Ethyl-2-methylacetylene
  • 2-Pentyne, 98%
  • 57NG6HKI9D
  • 627-21-4
  • C2H5C.$.CCH3
  • EINECS 210-989-2
  • Ethylmethylacetylene
  • METHYL ETHYL ACETYLENE
Show all 22 synonyms
  • MFCD00009380
  • Pent-2-yne
  • SCHEMBL1127543
  • SCHEMBL13355
  • SCHEMBL23667
  • SCHEMBL23668
  • SCHEMBL329192
  • SCHEMBL4475210
  • SCHEMBL6487621
  • SCHEMBL6488406
  • SCHEMBL74382
  • SCHEMBL7782
  • SCHEMBL936061
  • UNII-57NG6HKI9D

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCC#CC
Isomeric SMILES
CCC#CC
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H8/c1-3-5-4-2/h3H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
NKTDTMONXHODTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
12310

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

2120 cm−1C≡C alkyne (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 2-PENTYNE; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-PENTYNE; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record