2-Methyl-1-butanol

2-Methyl-1-butanol[1][2]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylbutan-1-ol
Other names
2-Methyl-1-butanol
Active amyl alcohol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.809
UNII
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
Thermochemistry
-356.6 kJ·mol−1 (liquid)
-301.4 kJ·mol−1 (gas)
Hazards
385 °C (725 °F; 658 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Amyl alcohol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

2-Methyl-1-butanol (IUPAC name, also called active amyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound.

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

  1. ↑ 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
  2. 1 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
  3. ↑ 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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