Pentanol Formation: Uses and Process

[OmiChem]

I need to know how pentanol is formed.. its crucial for me to solve a question about its uses and the process of its formation... if anyone can help me out, thanks.

 

[quetzalcoatl9]

i think you need to be a little bit more specific.

a primary alcohol can be formed from an alkane, usually by hydrolysis of the terminal alkene or by oxidation of the alkyl halide...it may also be biosynthesized.