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2-Methyl-2-butanol

anhydrous, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

tert-Amyl alcohol, tert-Pentyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2C(CH3)2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.15
Beilstein:
1361351
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
anhydrous
bp:
102 °C (lit.)
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grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

vapor density

3 (vs air)

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

819 °F

expl. lim.

9 %

impurities

≤0.003% water (Karl Fischer, all unit sizes greater than 100 mL)
≤0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

≤0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.405 (lit.)

pH

6.0 (20 °C, 118 g/L)

bp

102 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

density

0.805 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCC(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-4-5(2,3)6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3

InChI key

MSXVEPNJUHWQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

tert-Amyl alcohol is useful as organic solvent[1][2] chemical intermediates[3] for gasoline fuel additives[4], food flavor[5], pharmaceutical[6][7] peroxy esters, ink composition, and stabilizer in rubber productions.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

68.9 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

20.5 °C - closed cup


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Torsten Weil et al.
Organic letters, 10(8), 1513-1516 (2008-03-28)
We present a mild and efficient method for the completely regioselective alcoholysis of styrene oxides utilizing a cooperative Brønsted acid-type organocatalytic system comprised of mandelic acid (1 mol %) and N,N'-bis-[3,5-bis-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-thiourea (1 mol %). Various styrene oxides are readily transformed
Funk, R.L.; Daily, W.J.; Parvez, D.M.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 53, 4143-4143 (1998)
Teai, T.; Claude-Lafontaine, A. et al.
J. Essent. Oil Res., 13, 314-314 (2001)
Chen, C.-X., Wu, Q.
Enz. Microbiol. Technol., 42, 601-601 (2008)
Daniel T Sweet et al.
The Journal of clinical investigation, 125(8), 2995-3007 (2015-07-28)
Fluid shear forces have established roles in blood vascular development and function, but whether such forces similarly influence the low-flow lymphatic system is unknown. It has been difficult to test the contribution of fluid forces in vivo because mechanical or

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