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2-Methyl-1-propanol

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Isobutanol, Isobutyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCH2OH
CAS Number:
78-83-1
Molecular Weight:
74.12
EC Number:
201-148-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
329754451
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730878
MDL number:
MFCD00004740
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
≥99% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
108 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 8.8 mmHg ( 0 °C)
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Quality Level

200

agency

reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

vapor pressure

8 mmHg ( 20 °C), 8.8 mmHg ( 0 °C)

grade

ACS reagent, puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

801 °F

expl. lim.

10.6 %

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.001% non-volatile matter, ≤0.001% peroxides (as H2O2), ≤0.004% free acid (as C3H7COOH), ≤0.005% iso-butyraldehyd (GC), ≤0.005% n-butyraldehyde (GC), ≤0.02% butanone, ≤0.05% 2-butanol, ≤0.05% water (Karl Fischer), ≤0.1% 1-butanol

refractive index

n20/D 1.3950-1.3960, n20/D 1.396 (lit.)

bp

108 °C (lit.)

mp

−108 °C (lit.)

density

0.803 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)CO

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg, B: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg, Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg, Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg, Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Sn: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

suitability

passes test for reaction against H2SO4

InChI

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

InChI key

ZXEKIIBDNHEJCQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Methyl-1-propanol (Isobutyl alcohol) is widely used organic solvent.

Application

2-Methyl-1-propanol (Isobutyl alcohol) may be used to prepare the isobutyl alcohol-benzene solution for use in the quantification of inorganic phosphates. It may be used for the estimation of phosphate (inorganic phosphorous) by a colorimetric method.

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Danger

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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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)
Determination of inorganic phosphate.
Martin JB and Doty DM.
Analytical Chemistry, 21(8), 965-967 (1949)
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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