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2-Methyl-1-propanol

99.5%

Synonym(s):

Isobutanol, Isobutyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2OH
CAS Number:
78-83-1
Molecular Weight:
74.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329758003
EC Number:
201-148-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730878
MDL number:
MFCD00004740
Assay:
99.5%
Vapor pressure:
8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 8.8 mmHg ( 0 °C)

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InChI key

ZXEKIIBDNHEJCQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

CC(C)CO

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 8.8 mmHg ( 0 °C)

assay

99.5%

Quality Level

100

autoignition temp.

801 °F

expl. lim.

10.6 %

impurities

≤0.05% (water)

mp

−108 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: miscible 70 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.803 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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General description

2-Methyl-1-propanol, also known as isobutyl alcohol, is an aliphatic alcohol. The densities, viscosities and refractive indices of the binary mixtures of diglyme and 2-methyl-1-propanol have been evaluated. The partition functions and thermodynamic properties of 2-methyl-1-propanol in the vapor phase have been reported. The kinetics of dehydration of isobutyl alcohol to butene over ZSM (Zeolite Socony Mobil)-5 zeolite has been investigated using in situ FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and GC. The thermochemical characteristics of radicals generated by the removal of hydrogen from 1-butanol have been studied.

Application

2-Methyl-1-propanol may be used in the synthesis of corresponding ester by reacting with acetic acid in the presence of a solid superacid.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

82.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

28 °C - closed cup

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Synthesis of Esters from Acetic Acid with Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol, Butanol, and Isobutyl Alcohol Catalyzed by Solid Superacid1.
Hino M and Arata K.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 10(12), 1671-1672 (1981)
Densities, viscosities, and refractive indices of the binary mixtures of bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether with 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, and 2-methyl-2-propanol.
Aminabhavi TM and Gopalkrishna B.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 39(4), 865-867 (1994)
Mechanistic studies of the catalytic dehydration of isobutyl alcohol on NaH-ZSM-5.
Williams C, et al.
J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 86(20), 3473-3485 (1990)
Arul M Varman et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 79(3), 908-914 (2012-11-28)
Global warming and decreasing fossil fuel reserves have prompted great interest in the synthesis of advanced biofuels from renewable resources. In an effort to address these concerns, we performed metabolic engineering of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 to
Jan-Karl Guterl et al.
ChemSusChem, 5(11), 2165-2172 (2012-10-23)
The limited supply of fossil resources demands the development of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Here, biobased higher alcohols such as isobutanol are versatile platform molecules for the synthesis of chemical commodities and fuels. Currently, their fermentation-based production is limited
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