2-Methyl-2-pentanol

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

2-Methyl-2-pentanol
Other names

2-Methylpentan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS number 590-36-3 Y=
ChemSpider 11056 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL450417 Y
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Properties
Molecular formula C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.8350 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point

−103 °C
Boiling point

121.1 °C
Solubility in water 33 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Related compounds
Related compounds Hexanol
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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-2-pentanol (IUPAC name) is an organic chemical compound. It can be added to a gas chromatograph to help distinguish between branched compounds, especially alcohols.[2] Its presence in urine can be used to test for exposure to 2-methylpentane.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3-398, 8-106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
  2. ^ Guiochon, Georges; Guillemin, Claude L. (1988), Quantitative gas chromatography: for laboratory analyses and on-line process control, Elsevier, pp. 518, ISBN 978-0-444-42857-8, http://books.google.com/books?id=TZcWf2LD2_MC&pg=PA518, retrieved 2010-01-22 
  3. ^ Lauwerys, Robert R.; Hoet, Perrine (2001), Industrial chemical exposure: guidelines for biological monitoring, CRC Press, pp. 190, ISBN 978-1-56670-545-5, http://books.google.com/books?id=8pViePEG27sC&pg=PA190, retrieved 2010-01-22