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3-Methyl-1-butyne

95%

Synonym(s):

1-Isopentyne, 2-Methyl-3-butyne, 3,3-Dimethyl-1-propyne, Isopropylacetylene, Isopropylethyne

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H8
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
68.12
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

95%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.374

density

0.666 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C#CC(C)C

InChI

1S/C5H8/c1-4-5(2)3/h1,5H,2-3H3

InChI key

USCSRAJGJYMJFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

3-Methyl-1-butyne can be used as a reactant in the ruthenium-catalyzed synthesis of functionalized cycloheptadienes and titanium-catalyzed [2+2+1] multicomponent pyrrole synthesis. It is also used as a precursor in the total syntheses of (+)-frondosin A, (−)-citrinadin A, (+)-citrinadin B and coraxeniolide A.
3-Methyl-1-butyne is a terminal alkyne that can be used to prepare:
  • Maleimide-fused cyclopentenones by reacting with N-substituted maleimides via Co2(CO)8-mediated Pauson−Khand reaction.
  • An alkyne carboxylic acid (Alkyne Segment C) intermediate, which is used in the total synthesis of oscillatoxin D and its analogs.

Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 1

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-22.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-30 °C


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Metal carbene-promoted sequential transformations for the enantioselective synthesis of highly functionalized cycloheptadienes.
Deng L, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(5), 1342-1343 (2005)
An unconventional approach to the enantioselective synthesis of caryophylloids.
Larionov, Oleg V and Corey, EJ
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130(10), 2954-2955 (2008)
An enantioselective total synthesis and stereochemical revision of (+)-citrinadin B.
Kong K, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(30), 10890-10893 (2013)
Trimethylsilyl-Protected Alkynes as Selective Cross-Coupling Partners in Titanium-Catalyzed [2+ 2+ 1] Pyrrole Synthesis.
Chiu, Hsin-Chun and Tonks, Ian A
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 57(21), 6090-6094 (2018)
Synthetic Route to Oscillatoxin D and Its Analogues
Nokura Y, et al.
Organic Letters, 19(21), 5992-5995 (2017)

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