3-Methyl-3-pentanol
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Names | |
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Preferred IUPAC name
3-Methylpentan-3-ol | |
Other names
3-Methyl-3-pentanol Diethyl carbinol | |
Identifiers | |
77-74-7 ![]() | |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
ChEMBL | ChEMBL506184 ![]() |
ChemSpider | 6248 ![]() |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.959 |
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Properties | |
C6H14O | |
Molar mass | 102.174 g/mol |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Odor | fruity |
Density | 0.8286 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
Melting point | −23.6 °C (−10.5 °F; 249.6 K) |
Boiling point | 122.4 °C (252.3 °F; 395.5 K) |
45 g/L | |
Solubility | miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether |
Thermochemistry | |
293.4 J·mol−1·K−1 (liquid) | |
Hazards | |
Safety data sheet | http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926087 |
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 | |
3-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name: 3-methylpentan-3-ol) is an organic chemical compound and a tertiary hexanol. It is used in the synthesis of the tranquilizer emylcamate.[2]
Synthesis
It can be prepared by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with ethyl acetate in the so called Grignard reaction using dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent.
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It can be prepared also by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with butanone in the same conditions already mentioned.
References
- ↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–400, 5–47, 8–106, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ↑ Sittig, Marshall (1988), Pharmaceutical manufacturing encyclopedia, 2 (2 ed.), William Andrew, pp. 555–556, ISBN 978-0-8155-1144-1, retrieved 2010-01-22
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