4-Methyl-2-pentanol

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4-Methyl-2-pentanol [1]
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4-Methylpentan-2-ol
Other names
4-Methyl-2-pentanol
Methyl isobutyl carbinol
MIBC
Isobutyl methyl carbinol
2-Methyl-4-pentanol
4-Methylpentane-2-ol
1,3-Dimethylbutanol
Methyl amyl alcohol
Isobutyl methyl methanol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 203-551-7
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • SA7350000
UNII
UN number 2053
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  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-5(2)4-6(3)7/h5-7H,4H2,1-3H3
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  • OC(C)CC(C)C
Properties
C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearancecolorless liquid
Odor mild
Density 0.8075 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point −90 °C (−130 °F; 183 K)
Boiling point 131.6 °C (268.9 °F; 404.8 K)
15 g/L
Solubility soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Vapor pressure 0.698 kPa
-80.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Viscosity 4.07 mPa·s
Thermochemistry
273.0 J·mol−1·K−1 (liquid)
-394.7 kJ·mol−1 (liquid)
Hazards
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GHS Signal word Warning
H226, H335
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P271, P280, P303+361+353, P304+340, P312, P370+378, P403+233, P403+235, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
2
0
Flash point 41 °C (106 °F; 314 K)
Explosive limits 1-5.5% [2]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
2590 mg/kg (rat, oral) [3]
1000 mg/kg (mouse, oral) [3]
2000 ppm (rat, 4 hr) [3]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) [skin] [2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 25 ppm (100 mg/m3) ST 40 ppm (165 mg/m3) [skin] [2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
400 ppm [2]
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

4-Methyl-2-pentanol (IUPAC name: 4-methylpentan-2-ol) or methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) is an organic chemical compound used primarily as a frother in mineral flotation. It is also used as a solvent, in organic synthesis, and in the manufacture of brake fluid [4] and as a precursor to some plasticizers.

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5
H
12
O
, specifically (H3C–)2CH–CH2–CH2–OH. It is one of several isomers of amyl alcohol (pentanol). It is also known as isopentyl alcohol, isopentanol, or (in the IUPAC recommended nomenclature) 3-methyl-butan-1-ol. An obsolete name for it was isobutyl carbinol.

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References

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