2-Methyl-2-pentanol

2-Methyl-2-pentanol^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name 2-Methyl-2-pentanol
	Other names 2-Methylpentan-2-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	590-36-3
ChEMBL	ChEMBL450417
ChemSpider	11056
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-5-6(2,3)7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: WFRBDWRZVBPBDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-5-6(2,3)7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key: WFRBDWRZVBPBDO-UHFFFAOYAE ;
	SMILES OC(C)(C)CCC ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H14O
Molar mass	102.18 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.8350 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point	−103 °C (−153 °F; 170 K)
Boiling point	121.1 °C (250.0 °F; 394.2 K)
Solubility in water	33 g/L
Solubility	soluble[vague] in ethanol, diethyl ether
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Related compounds
Related compounds	Hexanol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Methyl-2-pentanol (IUPAC name) is an organic chemical compound. It can be added to a gas chromatograph to help distinguish between branched compounds, especially alcohols.^[2] Its presence in urine can be used to test for exposure to 2-methylpentane.^[3]

References

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Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C ₁) Ethanol (C ₂) 1-Propanol (C ₃) n-Butanol (C ₄) 1-Pentanol (C ₅) 1-Hexanol (C ₆) 1-Heptanol (C ₇) 1-Octanol (C ₈) 1-Nonanol (C ₉) 1-Decanol (C ₁₀) Undecanol (C ₁₁) Dodecanol (C ₁₂) Tridecan-1-ol (C ₁₃) 1-Tetradecanol (C ₁₄) Pentadecan-1-ol (C ₁₅) Cetyl alcohol (C ₁₆) Heptadecan-1-ol (C ₁₇) Stearyl alcohol (C ₁₈) Nonadecan-1-ol (C ₁₉) Arachidyl alcohol (C ₂₀) Heneicosan-1-ol (C ₂₁) Docosanol (C ₂₂) Tricosan-1-ol (C ₂₃) 1-Tetracosanol (C ₂₄) Pentacosan-1-ol (C ₂₅) 1-Hexacosanol (C ₂₆) 1-Heptacosanol (C ₂₇) 1-Octacosanol (C ₂₈) 1-Nonacosanol (C ₂₉) Triacontanol (C ₃₀)
Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C ₄) Isoamyl alcohol (C ₅) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C ₅) Phenethyl alcohol (C ₈) Tryptophol (C ₁₀)
Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C ₃) 2-Butanol (C ₄) 2-Pentanol (C ₅) 2-Hexanol (C ₆) 2-Heptanol (C ₇) Cyclohexanol (C ₆)
Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C ₄) tert-Amyl alcohol (C ₅) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C ₆) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C ₇) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C ₈) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C ₆) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C ₉)