2-Methyl-1-butanol

2-Methyl-1-butanol[1][2]
IUPAC name

2-Methyl-1-butanol
Other names

2-Methylbutan-1-ol, active amyl alcohol
Identifiers
CAS number 137-32-6 Y
PubChem 8723
ChemSpider 8398 Y
UNII 7VTJ239ASU Y
ChEBI CHEBI:48945 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL451923 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C5H12O
Molar mass 88.148 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.8152 g/cm3
Melting point

-117.2 °C, 156 K, -179 °F
Boiling point

127.5 °C, 401 K, 262 °F
Solubility in water 31 g/L
Solubility miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether; very soluble in acetone
Vapor pressure 3 mm Hg
Viscosity 4.453 mPa·s
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation ΔfHo298		 -356.6 kJ·mol-1 (liquid)
-301.4 kJ·mol-1 (gas)
Hazards
Flash point 50 °C
Autoignition
temperature		 385 °C
Related compounds
Related compounds Amyl alcohol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

2-Methyl-1-butanol (IUPAC name, also called active amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used as a solvent and an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals. 2-Methyl-1-butanol is a component of many mixtures of amyl alcohols sold industrially.

Reactions

2-Methyl-1-butanol can be derived from fusel oil (because it occurs naturally in fruits such as grapes[3]) or manufactured by either the oxo process or via the halogenation of pentane.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 6–188, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  2. ^ a b McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, 3, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 279–280, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, http://books.google.com/?id=iwSU5G5VzO0C&pg=PA279, retrieved 2009-12-14 
  3. ^ Howard, Philip H. (1993), Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals, 4, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 392–396, ISBN 978-0-87371-413-6, http://books.google.com/?id=HdhohbQrg8IC&pg=PA392, retrieved 2009-12-14