2-Methyl-2-butanol

CAS Registry Number®

75-85-4

CAS Name

2-Methyl-2-butanol

Molecular Formula

C5H12O

Molecular Mass

88.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    102.4 °C @ Press: 760 Torr
  • Melting Point (1)

    -8.8 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.8096 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=MSXVEPNJUHWQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)(C)(C)O

Canonical SMILES

OC(C)(C)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Butanol, 2-methyl-
  • tert-Pentyl alcohol
  • 2-Methyl-2-butanol
  • tert-Amyl alcohol
  • Amylene hydrate

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