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Sigma-Aldrich

2-Butanol

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Synonym(s):

sec-Butyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
78-92-2
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein:
773649
EC Number:
201-158-5
MDL number:
MFCD00004569
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
329773311
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

2.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

12.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

761 °F

expl. lim.

9.8 %

IVD

for in vitro diagnostic use

refractive index

n20/D 1.397 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−115 °C (lit.)

density

0.808 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCC(C)O

InChI

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

InChI key

BTANRVKWQNVYAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Butanol is secondary alcohol mainly used as a solvent in organic synthesis. 2-butanol readily converts into 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK), which is used as a solvent in the industrial sector and many domestic cleaning products. It is an intermediate in devulcanizing rubber and the production of alkyl ester for use as biodiesel fuel.

Application

2-Butanol is used:
  • As a precursor to produce 2-butanone in presence of KMnO4 oxidant and CPC (N-cetylpyridinium chloride) micellar catalyst.
  • In the production of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H226,H319,H335,H336

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

80.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

27 °C - closed cup

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Analytical chemistry, 78(24), 8200-8206 (2006-12-15)
This article introduces the concept of chiral ion mobility spectrometry (CIMS) and presents examples demonstrating the gas-phase separation of enantiomers of a wide range of racemates including pharmaceuticals, amino acids, and carbohydrates. CIMS is similar to traditional ion mobility spectrometry
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Chirality has been proposed as a means for distinguishing relevant from irrelevant molecular targets of action, but the sensitivity and specificity of this test is unknown for volatile anesthetics. We applied enantiomers of two chiral anesthetic alcohols (2-butanol and 2-pentanol)
Ravi K Pathak et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(21), 11660-11669 (2012-09-19)
Limonene has a strong tendency to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere and in indoor environments. Initial oxidation occurs mainly via ozone or OH radical chemistry. We studied the effect of O(3) concentrations with or without a OH
Feng Gao et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(49), 15240-15249 (2007-11-16)
The enantioselective chemisorption of R- and S-propylene oxide has been measured either on clean Pd(111) that has been exposed to S-2-butanol at various temperatures to vary the proportion of 2-butanol and 2-butoxide species or by adsorbing S-2-butanol on oxygen-covered Pd(111)
Flaminia Rondino et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(3), 818-824 (2010-12-07)
Diastereomeric adducts between (S)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-ethanol and R and S 2-butanol, formed by supersonic expansion, have been investigated by means of a combination of mass selected resonant two-photon ionization-spectroscopy and infrared depletion spectroscopy. Chiral recognition is evidenced by the specific spectroscopic signatures
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