cyclobutanol

Cyclobutanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula C4H8O; it is defined as a cyclobutyl group with a hydroxyl group pendant and thus a cycloalkanol. Physically, it is a yellowish clear liquid that crystallizes orthorhombically at low-temperatures.

Chemical data

Formula: C4H8O
Molecular weight: 72.11 g/mol
IUPAC name: cyclobutanol
SMILES: C1CC(C1)O
InChIKey: KTHXBEHDVMTNOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.5
Polar surface area: 20.2 Å²
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: secondary alcohol
Mass: 72.057515

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chemical formula: C₄H₈O
canonical SMILES: C1CC(C1)O
Commons category: Cyclobutanol
found in taxon: Cnidium monnieri

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Cyclobutylamine's Demjanov rearrangement with nitrous acid gives cyclobutanol, and cyclopropylmethanol rearranges in strong acid to the same. Metal hydrides reduce cyclobutanone to cyclobutanol; conversely, cyclobutanol oxidation is a salt-free route to cyclobutanone.

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