2-methyl-2-butene

Also known as 2-Methylbutene-2, beta-isoamylene, (CH3)2C=CHCH3, Amylene, Trimethylethylene, n-Amylene, 1,1,2-Trimethylethylene

2-Methyl-2-butene, 2m2b, 2-methylbut-2-ene, beta-isoamylene, or trimethylethylene is an alkene hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C5H10. It is a flammable liquid.

Chemical data

Formula: C5H10
Molecular weight: 70.13 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-methylbut-2-ene
SMILES: CC=C(C)C
InChIKey: BKOOMYPCSUNDGP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 2.3
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 70.078

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Commons category: 2-Methyl-2-butene
ionization energy: 8.68
chemical formula: C₅H₁₀
boiling point: 38.56
canonical SMILES: CC=C(C)C
melting point: -133.76
found in taxon: Tuber borchii

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2-Methyl-2-butene, 2m2b, 2-methylbut-2-ene, beta-isoamylene, or trimethylethylene is an alkene hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C5H10. It is a flammable liquid.

Used as a free radical scavenger in trichloromethane and dichloromethane. It is also used to scavenge hypochlorous acid (HOCl) in the Pinnick oxidation.

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