2-Methylbutan-2-ol
| 2-Methylbutan-2-ol | |
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| IUPAC name | 2-Methylbutan-2-ol |
| Other names | tert-Amyl alcohol Dimethylethylcarbinol t-Amyl alcohol 2-Methyl-2-butanol tert-Pentanol |
| Identifiers | |
| InChI | InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-4-5(2,3)6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 |
| InChIKey | MSXVEPNJUHWQHW-UHFFFAOYAG |
| Standard InChI | InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-4-5(2,3)6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 |
| Standard InChIKey | MSXVEPNJUHWQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| CAS number | [] |
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| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C5H12O |
| Molar mass | 88.148 g/mol |
| Density | 0.815 g/cm3, liquid |
| Melting point |
-12 °C, 261 K, 10 °F |
| Boiling point |
102 °C, 375 K, 216 °F |
| Solubility in water | 120 g/L |
| Hazards[1] | |
| Material safety data sheet (MSDS) | Commercial MSDS |
| EU index number | 603-007-00-2 |
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| GHS signal word | DANGER |
| GHS hazard statements | H225, H335, H335, H315 |
| Flash point | 19 °C (66 ºF) |
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| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
2-Methylbutan-2-ol, also known as tert-amyl alcohol or tert-pentanol, is one of the isomers of pentanol. It is a clear, colorless liquid with a strong odor of peppermint.[2] In humans it possesses sedative and hypnotic effects similar to ethanol through ingestion or inhalation, and was previously used in medicine for this purpose.[3] It is active in doses of 2,000-4,000 mg, making it some 20 times more potent than regular ethanol.[4] 2-Methylbutan-2-ol is similar in structure to ethchlorvynol and methylpentynol. It is a byproduct of the fermentation of grain. [5]
References
- ↑ Index no. 603-007-00-2 of Annex VI, Part 3, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. OJEU L353, 31.12.2008, pp 1–1355 at p 477.
- ↑ Coblentz, Virgil The Newer Remedies: A reference manual for physicians, pharmacists, and students, 1899, <http://books.google.com/books?id=BRxKAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA18,M1>.
- ↑ Lewis, Robert A. Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology, 1998.
- ↑ Brandenberger, Hans; Maes, Robert A. A. Analytical Toxicology for Clinical, Forensic and Pharmaceutical Chemists, 1997, <http://books.google.com/books?id=ZhYtynyC4kAC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA401,M1>.
- ↑ Gould, George Milbry; Scott, R. J. E. The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary, 1910.
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