2-Methyl-2-pentanol

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2-Methyl-2-pentanol^[1]

IUPAC name 2-Methyl-2-pentanol
Other names 2-Methylpentan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	590-36-3^N
ChemSpider	11056^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL450417^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES OC(C)(C)CCC
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-5-6(2,3)7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3^Y Key: WFRBDWRZVBPBDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-5-6(2,3)7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: WFRBDWRZVBPBDO-UHFFFAOYAE
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₄O
Molar mass	102.17 g mol⁻¹
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.8350 g/cm³ at 20 °C
Melting point	−103 °C; −153 °F; 170 K
Boiling point	121.1 °C; 250.0 °F; 394.2 K
Solubility in water	33 g/L
Solubility	soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Related compounds
Related compounds	Hexanol
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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

↑ 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
↑ Guiochon, Georges; Guillemin, Claude L. (1988), Quantitative gas chromatography: for laboratory analyses and on-line process control, Elsevier, p. 518, ISBN 978-0-444-42857-8, retrieved 2010-01-22
↑ Lauwerys, Robert R.; Hoet, Perrine (2001), Industrial chemical exposure: guidelines for biological monitoring, CRC Press, p. 190, ISBN 978-1-56670-545-5, retrieved 2010-01-22

v t e Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30) Policosanol

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

Biochemical families: carbohydrates alcohols glycoproteins glycosides lipids eicosanoids fatty acids / intermediates phospholipids sphingolipids steroids nucleic acids constituents / intermediates proteins Amino acids / intermediates tetrapyrroles / intermediates

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