(+-)-2-Butanol

C4H10OCAS 15892-23-674.12 g/mol

OH
Alcohol

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H10O
Molar mass
74.12 g/mol
Exact mass
74.0732 Da
Density
0.8063 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point
−114 °C
Boiling point
99.5 °C
pKa
17.6
Flash point
24 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
miscible
logP
0.78Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
1

Hazards

Warning
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264+P265, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
15892-23-6
SMILES
CCC(C)O
InChIKey
BTANRVKWQNVYAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-4(2)5/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

18 names · show all
  • (±)-2-Butanol
  • 2-Butanol
  • sec-Butyl alcohol
  • CCS 301
  • sec-Butanol
  • Ethylmethyl carbinol
  • 2-Hydroxybutane
  • Methylethylcarbinol
  • 3-Butanol
  • 1-Methyl-1-propanol
  • 1-Methylpropyl alcohol
  • s-Butanol
  • s-Butyl alcohol
  • Dl-sec-Butanol
  • Dl-Methylethylcarbinol
  • DL-Butan-2-ol
  • Racemic-2-butanol
  • NSC 25499

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue. All similar compounds

Same formula

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