2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol

2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol[1]
Structural formula of 2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol
Ball and stick model of 2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylbutan-1-ol
Other names
2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol
tert-Amylcarbinol
2,2-Dimethylbutan-1-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 214-681-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-6(2,3)5-7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-6(2,3)5-7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3
    Key: XRMVWAKMXZNZIL-UHFFFAOYAT
  • OCC(C)(C)CC
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.8283 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point −15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)
Boiling point 136.5 °C (277.7 °F; 409.6 K)
8 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Vapor pressure 2.78 mmHg
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,2-Dimethyl-1-butanol is an organic chemical compound; it is one of the isomeric hexanols. Its main use is as a solvent.

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–214, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2