Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
2-methylpentan-2-ol
Sign in to save2-Methyl-2-pentanol (IUPAC name: 2-methylpentan-2-ol) is an organic chemical compound. It can be added to a gas chromatograph to help distinguish between branched compounds, especially alcohols. Its presence in urine can be used to test for exposure to 2-methylpentane. As with many other short-chain alcohols, 2-methyl-2-pentanol can produce intoxication and sedative effects similar to those of ethanol, though it is more irritating to mucous membranes and generally more toxic to the body.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, 2-methylpentan-2-ol is referenced by 112 other articles, and connects out to amylene hydrate, alcohols and isopropyl alcohol.
It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, Chembox image size set and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H14O
- Molecular weight
- 102.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylpentan-2-ol
- SMILES
- CCCC(C)(C)O
- InChIKey
- WFRBDWRZVBPBDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.4
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
via ChEMBL · EBI
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- hexanol
- Mass
- 102.104
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- 2-Methyl-2-pentanol
- melting point
- -103.0
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC(C)(C)O
- found in taxon
- Spondias mombin
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₄O
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
2-Methyl-2-pentanol (IUPAC name: 2-methylpentan-2-ol) is an organic chemical compound. It can be added to a gas chromatograph to help distinguish between branched compounds, especially alcohols. Its presence in urine can be used to test for exposure to 2-methylpentane. As with many other short-chain alcohols, 2-methyl-2-pentanol can produce intoxication and sedative effects similar to those of ethanol, though it is more irritating to mucous membranes and generally more toxic to the body.
== See also == 2-Methyl-2-butanol 3-Methyl-3-pentanol
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “2-methylpentan-2-ol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Available in 13 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0