3-Methyl-3-pentanol
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IUPAC name
3-Methyl-3-pentanol | |
Other names
3-Methylpentan-3-ol, diethyl carbinol | |
Identifiers | |
77-74-7 = | |
ChEMBL | ChEMBL506184 |
ChemSpider | 6248 |
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Properties | |
C6H14O | |
Molar mass | 102.174 g/mol |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 0.8286 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
Melting point | −23.6 °C (−10.5 °F; 249.6 K) |
Boiling point | 122.4 °C (252.3 °F; 395.5 K) |
45 g/L | |
Solubility | miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether |
Thermochemistry | |
Specific heat capacity (C) |
293.4 J·mol−1·K−1 (liquid) |
Hazards | |
MSDS | http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926087 |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds |
Hexanol |
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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Infobox references | |
3-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name) is an organic chemical compound and a tertiary hexanol. It is used in the synthesis of the tranquilizer emylcamate.[2]
Synthesis
It can be prepared by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with ethyl acetate in the so called Grignard reaction using dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent. It can be prepared also by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with butanone in the same conditions already mentioned.
References
- ↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–400, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ↑ Sittig, Marshall (1988), Pharmaceutical manufacturing encyclopedia 2 (2 ed.), William Andrew, pp. 555–556, ISBN 978-0-8155-1144-1, retrieved 2010-01-22
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