3-Methyl-3-pentanol

3-Methyl-3-pentanol^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Methyl-3-pentanol
	Other names 3-Methylpentan-3-ol, diethyl carbinol
Identifiers
CAS Number	77-74-7 =;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL506184 ;
ChemSpider	6248 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.959
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0021755 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-6(3,7)5-2/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: FRDAATYAJDYRNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-6(3,7)5-2/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: FRDAATYAJDYRNW-UHFFFAOYAV;
	SMILES OC(C)(CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H14O
Molar mass	102.174 g/mol
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.8286 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point	−23.6 °C
Boiling point	122.4 °C
Solubility in water	45 g/L
Solubility	miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	293.4 J·mol-1·K-1 (liquid)
Related compounds
	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

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]

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, vol. 2 (2 ed.), William Andrew, pp. 555–556, ISBN 978-0-8155-1144-1, retrieved 2010-01-22

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