Butanol

Butanol or butyl alcohol can refer to any of the four isomeric alcohols of formula C₄H₉O H:

n-Butanol, butan-1-ol, 1-butanol, n-butyl alcohol;
Isobutanol, 2-methylpropan-1-ol, isobutyl alcohol;
sec-Butanol, butan-2-ol, 2-butanol, sec-butyl alcohol;
tert-Butanol, 2-methylpropan-2-ol, tert-butyl alcohol.

It can also refer to butanol fuel, a proposed alternative to gasoline.


n-butanol	isobutanol	sec-butanol	tert-butanol

See also