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B85919

2-Butanol

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

sec-Butyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
78-92-2
Molecular Weight:
74.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329773311
EC Number:
201-158-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773649
MDL number:
MFCD00004569
Assay:
≥99%
Bp:
98 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
12.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

2-Butanol, ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

InChI key

BTANRVKWQNVYAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-3-4(2)5/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCC(C)O

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

vapor pressure

12.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

761 °F

expl. lim.

9.8 %

IVD

for in vitro diagnostic use

dilution

(for general lab use)

refractive index

n20/D 1.397 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−115 °C (lit.)

density

0.808 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

2-Butanol is used:
  • As a precursor to produce 2-butanone in presence of KMnO4 oxidant and CPC (N-cetylpyridinium chloride) micellar catalyst.
  • In the production of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films.

General description

2-Butanol is secondary alcohol mainly used as a solvent in organic synthesis. 2-butanol readily converts into 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK), which is used as a solvent in the industrial sector and many domestic cleaning products. It is an intermediate in devulcanizing rubber and the production of alkyl ester for use as biodiesel fuel.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

signalword

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

80.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

27 °C - closed cup

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Prabha Dwivedi et al.
Analytical chemistry, 78(24), 8200-8206 (2006-12-15)
This article introduces the concept of chiral ion mobility spectrometry (CIMS) and presents examples demonstrating the gas-phase separation of enantiomers of a wide range of racemates including pharmaceuticals, amino acids, and carbohydrates. CIMS is similar to traditional ion mobility spectrometry
Dagmara Wojtków et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 110(36), 10552-10557 (2006-09-08)
The effect of temperature and concentration on the structure of sec-butyl alcohol and isobutyl alcohol/water binary mixtures in the alcohol-rich region (mole fraction of water X(H2O) < 0.3) has been studied using Fourier transform (FT) near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. The experimental
Ravi K Pathak et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(21), 11660-11669 (2012-09-19)
Limonene has a strong tendency to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere and in indoor environments. Initial oxidation occurs mainly via ozone or OH radical chemistry. We studied the effect of O(3) concentrations with or without a OH
R A Rosenberg et al.
Physical review letters, 101(17), 178301-178301 (2008-11-13)
We demonstrate for the first time that low-energy spin-polarized secondary electrons, produced by irradiation of a magnetic substrate, can induce chiral-selective chemistry. Our approach was to perform detailed measurements of the reaction rate for x-ray induced, secondary electron photolysis of
Robert Brosnan et al.
Anesthesia and analgesia, 103(1), 86-91 (2006-06-23)
Chirality has been proposed as a means for distinguishing relevant from irrelevant molecular targets of action, but the sensitivity and specificity of this test is unknown for volatile anesthetics. We applied enantiomers of two chiral anesthetic alcohols (2-butanol and 2-pentanol)
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