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1-Propanol
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<p>1-Propanol (also propan-1-ol, propanol, n-propyl alcohol) is a <a href="/facts/Primary_alcohol/WKRYWLWW">primary alcohol</a> with the formula CH3CH2CH2OH and sometimes <a href="/facts/Skeletal_formula/RFcmIenv">represented</a> as PrOH or <i>n</i>-PrOH. It is a colourless liquid and an <a href="/facts/Isomer/PXlvDVdg">isomer</a> of <a href="/facts/2-propanol/7KqgIkUd">2-propanol</a>. 1-Propanol is used as a <a href="/facts/Solvent/LoMPMz8S">solvent</a> in the pharmaceutical industry, mainly for <a href="/facts/Resin/r1uVThQ8">resins</a> and <a href="/facts/Cellulose/wYPafTU0">cellulose</a> esters, and, sometimes, as a <a href="/facts/Disinfectant/33fF2QzG">disinfecting</a> agent. </p>