2-Methyl-2-pentanol

2-Methyl-2-pentanol (IUPAC name: 2-methylpentan-2-ol) is an organic chemical compound. It can be added to a gas chromatograph to help distinguish between branched compounds, especially alcohols.[2] Its presence in urine can be used to test for exposure to 2-methylpentane.[3]

2-Methyl-2-pentanol[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylpentan-2-ol
Other names
2-Methyl-2-pentanol
Dimethyl propyl carbinol
Dimethylbutanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.802
EC Number
  • 209-681-0
UNII
UN number 2560
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.177 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Density 0.8350 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point −103 °C (−153 °F; 170 K)
Boiling point 121.1 °C (250.0 °F; 394.2 K)
33 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Warning
GHS hazard statements
 H226, H315, H319, H335
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P403+233, P403+235, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Hexanol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

References
  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–398, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. Guiochon, Georges; Guillemin, Claude L. (1988), Quantitative gas chromatography: for laboratory analyses and on-line process control, Elsevier, p. 518, ISBN 978-0-444-42857-8, retrieved 2010-01-22
  3. Lauwerys, Robert R.; Hoet, Perrine (2001), Industrial chemical exposure: guidelines for biological monitoring, CRC Press, p. 190, ISBN 978-1-56670-545-5, retrieved 2010-01-22


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