3-Methyl-2-butanol

3-Methyl-2-butanol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylbutan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	598-75-4 ; 1572-93-6 (R) ; 1517-66-4 (S) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:77517 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL443470 ;
ChemSpider	11239 ; 553660 (R) ; 5367305 (S) ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.047
EC Number	209-950-2;
PubChem CID	11732; 638099 (R); 6999784 (S);
UNII	93FF0F303R ;
UN number	1105
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20862268 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-4(2)5(3)6/h4-6H,1-3H3 Key: MXLMTQWGSQIYOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CC(C)C(C)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12O
Molar mass	88.150 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	818 mg cm−3
Boiling point	109 to 115 °C; 228 to 239 °F; 382 to 388 K
Solubility in water	59 g dm−3
Solubility in ethanol	miscible
log P	1.036
Vapor pressure	1.20 kPa
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	245.9 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-371.3--368.5 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of; combustion (ΔcH⦵298)	-3.3157--3.3145 MJ mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H332, H335
Precautionary statements	P261
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 3 0
Flash point	34 °C (93 °F; 307 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Amyl alcohol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

3-Methyl-2-butanol (IUPAC name, commonly called sec-isoamyl alcohol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used as a solvent and an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemicals.^[3]

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 8–102, 15–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ "sec-Isoamyl alcohol - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
^ The compound is one of the eight isomers of pentyl alcohol. McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, vol. 3, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 280–281, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, retrieved 17 January 2010

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[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–374, 5–42, 8–102, 15–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[2] "sec-Isoamyl alcohol - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

[encyc-3] The compound is one of the eight isomers of pentyl alcohol. McKetta, John J.; Cunningham, William Aaron (1977), Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, vol. 3, Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 280–281, ISBN 978-0-8247-2480-1, retrieved 17 January 2010

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