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
CAS Number	137-32-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:48945 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL451923 ;
ChemSpider	8398 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.809
PubChem CID	8723;
UNII	7VTJ239ASU ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5027069 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-3-5(2)4-6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: QPRQEDXDYOZYLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-3-5(2)4-6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: QPRQEDXDYOZYLA-UHFFFAOYAW;
	SMILES OCC(C)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	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)
Solubility in water	31 g/L
Solubility	miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether; very soluble in acetone
Vapor pressure	3 mm Hg
Viscosity	4.453 mPa·s
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-356.6 kJ·mol−1 (liquid) ; -301.4 kJ·mol−1 (gas)
Hazards
Autoignition; temperature	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). verify (what is ?) 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]

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 6–188, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ ^a ^b McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, vol. 3, Boca Raton, FL: 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, vol. 4, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 392–396, ISBN 978-0-87371-413-6, retrieved 2009-12-14

[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 6–188, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[encyc-2] McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, vol. 3, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 279–280, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, retrieved 2009-12-14

[hef-3] Howard, Philip H. (1993), Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals, vol. 4, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 392–396, ISBN 978-0-87371-413-6, retrieved 2009-12-14

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