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2-Methyl-3-pentanol

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2-Methyl-3-pentanol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylpentan-3-ol
Other names
2-Methyl-3-pentanol
Ethyl isopropyl carbinol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.443 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-286-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-6(7)5(2)3/h5-7H,4H2,1-3H3 checkY
    Key: ISTJMQSHILQAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-6(7)5(2)3/h5-7H,4H2,1-3H3
    Key: ISTJMQSHILQAEC-UHFFFAOYAF
  • OC(CC)C(C)C
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.8243 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Boiling point 126.5 °C (259.7 °F; 399.6 K)
20 g/L
Solubility miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
-396.4 kJ·mol−1 (liquid)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Warning
H226
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
320 mg/kg mouse
Related compounds
Related compounds
Hexanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name: 2-methylpentan-3-ol) is an organic chemical compound. It is a secondary alcohol[2] that is used as a fuel.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–400, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ "2-Methyl-3-pentanol - Optional[MS (GC)] - Spectrum - SpectraBase". spectrabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ Gangolli, S. (1999), The Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects, vol. 5 (2 ed.), London: Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 524, ISBN 978-0-85404-828-1, retrieved 2010-01-22