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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.
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
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- hexanol
- Mass
- 102.104
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- Commons category
- 2-Methyl-2-pentanol
- melting point
- -103.0
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC(C)(C)O
- found in taxon
- Spondias mombin
- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₄O
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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
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