Neopentyl alcohol

Neopentyl alcohol^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol
	Other names tert-butyl carbinol; tert-butylmethanol; neoamyl alcohol; neopentanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-84-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	6164 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.826
PubChem CID	6404;
UNII	5I067PJD7S ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9052501 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)4-6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: KPSSIOMAKSHJJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)4-6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: KPSSIOMAKSHJJG-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES CC(CO)(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12O
Molar mass	88.150 g·mol−1
Density	0.812 g/mL at 20 °C
Melting point	52.5 °C (126.5 °F; 325.6 K)
Boiling point	113.5 °C (236.3 °F; 386.6 K)
Solubility in water	36 g/L
Solubility	very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-399.4 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
Flash point	37 °C (99 °F; 310 K)
	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

Neopentyl alcohol is a compound with formula C₅H₁₂O or (H₃C)₃CCH₂OH. It is an alcohol derived from neopentane, or C(CH₃)₄.

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–228, 5–42, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

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