2-Methyl-1-butanol
2-Methyl-1-butanol (IUPAC name, also called active amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound.
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2-Methylbutan-1-ol | |
| Other names
2-Methyl-1-butanol Active amyl alcohol | |
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| Properties | |
| C5H12O | |
| Molar mass | 88.148 g/mol |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.8152 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −117.2 °C (−179.0 °F; 156.0 K) |
| Boiling point | 127.5 °C (261.5 °F; 400.6 K) |
| 31 g/L | |
| Solubility | miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether; very soluble in acetone |
| Vapor pressure | 3 mm Hg |
| Viscosity | 4.453 mPa·s |
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Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-356.6 kJ·mol−1 (liquid) -301.4 kJ·mol−1 (gas) |
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| 385 °C (725 °F; 658 K) | |
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Amyl alcohol |
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It is one of the components of the aroma of Tuber melanosporum, the black truffle.
Uses
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
- Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 6–188, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, 3, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 279–280, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, retrieved 2009-12-14
- Howard, Philip H. (1993), Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals, 4, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 392–396, ISBN 978-0-87371-413-6, retrieved 2009-12-14
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