3-Methyl-3-pentanol
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| Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylpentan-3-ol | |
| Other names 3-Methyl-3-pentanol Diethyl carbinol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.959 |
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| Properties | |
| C6H14O | |
| Molar mass | 102.174 g/mol |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Odor | fruity |
| Density | 0.8286 g/cm3 at 20 °C |
| Melting point | −23.6 °C (−10.5 °F; 249.6 K) |
| Boiling point | 122.4 °C (252.3 °F; 395.5 K) |
| 45 g/L | |
| Solubility | miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether |
| Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) | 293.4 J·mol−1·K−1 (liquid) |
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| H226, H302 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P303+P361+P353, P330, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
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LD50 (median dose) | 710 mg/kg rat |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926087 |
| 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). Infobox references | |
3-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name: 3-methylpentan-3-ol) is an organic chemical compound and a tertiary hexanol. It is used in the synthesis of the tranquilizer emylcamate,[2] and has similar sedative and anticonvulsant actions itself.[3]
Synthesis
It can be prepared by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with methyl acetate in the so-called Grignard reaction using dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent.
It can be prepared also by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with butanone in the same conditions already mentioned.
References
- ^ Lide DR (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 3–400, 5–47, 8–106. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
- ^ Sittig M (1988). Pharmaceutical manufacturing encyclopedia. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). William Andrew. pp. 555–556. ISBN 978-0-8155-1144-1. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ Brown B, Schaffarzick RW, Dreisbach RH (October 1955). "Anticonvulsant properties of certain secondary and tertiary alcohols". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 115 (2): 230–9. doi:10.1016/S0022-3565(25)11601-7. PMID 13272171.
