• Identifiers

    CAS mumber
    78-92-2

    Molecular formula
    C4H10O

    SMILES
    CCC(C)O

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • Carbowax: 1022.86
  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.6 Well soluble in MMB, TEC, DEP

    Molecular weight
    74.12 g/mol

    Melting points

    • -175 °F (NIOSH, 2024)
    • -114.7 °C
    • -114 °C
    • -114.7 °C
    • -115 °C
    • -175 °F

    Boiling points

    • 211 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 99.5 °C
    • 99.5 °C
    • 99.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 100 °C
    • 211 °F

    Flash points

    • 75 °F (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 75 °F
    • 24 °C (75 °F) (closed cup)
    • 31 °C (open cup) /dl-2-butanol/
    • 24 °C c.c.
    • 75 °F

    Solubilities

    • 16 % (NIOSH, 2024)
    • 181000 mg/L (at 25 °C)
    • 125,000 mg/l water at 20 °C
    • Sol in 12 parts water; miscible with alcohol and ether
    • Very soluble in acetone; miscible in ethanol and ethyl ether
    • In water, 181,000 mg/l @ 25 °C
    • 181 mg/mL at 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: ≈21 (good)
    • 16%

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Butanol
    • sec-Butanol
    • Butan-2-ol
    • 78-92-2
    • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL
    • 2-Hydroxybutane
    • 2-Butyl alcohol
    • Butylene hydrate
    • 1-Methyl-1-propanol
    • 1-Methylpropyl alcohol
    • s-Butyl alcohol
    • Methyl ethyl carbinol
    • s-Butanol
    • Ethyl methyl carbinol
    • Butanol secondaire
    • Butanol-2
    • 1-Methyl propanol
    • Methylethylcarbinol
    • Ethylmethyl carbinol
    • Butyl alcohol, sec-
    • Alcool butylique secondaire
    • Methylethyl carbinol
    • (+/-)-2-Butanol
    • CCS 301
    • 2-Butanol (natural)
    • Caswell No. 119C
    • DL-sec-Butanol
    • MFCD00004569
    • NSC 25499
    • HSDB 674
    • (1)-Butan-2-ol
    • 15892-23-6
    • UNII-0TUL3ENK62
    • Butanol secondaire [French]
    • EINECS 201-158-5
    • EINECS 240-029-8
    • 0TUL3ENK62
    • DL-2-Butanol
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 001502
    • n-Butan-2-ol
    • BRN 0773649
    • S.B.A.
    • DTXSID9021762
    • CHEBI:35687
    • sec-C4H9OH
    • AI3-24189
    • secondary butyl alcohol
    • 3-BUTANOL
    • Alcool butylique secondaire [French]
    • NSC-25499
    • DTXCID101762
    • EC 201-158-5
    • 2-01-00-00400 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • 2-BUTANOL, (+/-)-
    • 2-Butanol, anhydrous
    • Butanol secondaire (French)
    • 2-Butylalcohol
    • Alcool butylique secondaire (French)
    • 2-Butanol, (R)-
    • sec-Butyl Alcohol, (R)-(-)-
    • s-Butylalkohol
    • sec.-butanol
    • secondary butanol
    • D-sec-Butanol
    • L-sec-Butanol
    • rac-2-butanol
    • butane-2-ol
    • methylpropan-2-ol
    • racemic-2-butanol
    • sec-BuOH
    • rac-butan-2-ol
    • 2-deuteriooxybutane
    • sec. butyl alcohol
    • sec.-butyl alcohol
    • s-BuOH
    • DL-Butan-2-ol
    • dl-Methylethylcarbinol
    • Butane, 2-hydroxy-
    • S(+)-2-butanol
    • 2-Butanol, CP grade
    • 2-Butanol, (S)-
    • 2-Butanol, 99%
    • (+/-)butan-2-ol
    • .+/-.-2-Butanol
    • 2-Butanol, >=99%
    • Pesticide Code: 001502
    • 2-BUTANOL [USP-RS]
    • CHEMBL45462
    • 2-Butanol, analytical standard
    • Propyl, 1-hydroxy-1-methyl-
    • 2-butanol (sec-butyl alcohol)
    • WLN: QY2&1
    • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL [MI]
    • ASTM D3606 2-Butanol IS
    • 2-Butanol, (.+/-.)-
    • BDBM36157
    • 2-Butanol, anhydrous, 99.5%
    • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
    • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL DL-FORM
    • 2-Butanol, p.a., 99.0%
    • DTXSID501310231
    • DCA71661
    • NSC25499
    • Tox21_201092
    • BBL011463
    • STL146575
    • AKOS000249480
    • AKOS016352938
    • 2-Butanol, ReagentPlus(R), >=99%
    • FB34693
    • SB83819
    • CAS-78-92-2
    • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL DL-FORM [MI]
    • NCGC00090743-01
    • NCGC00090743-02
    • NCGC00258644-01
    • 2-Butanol 100 microg/mL in Acetonitrile
    • SY050112
    • 2-Butanol, SAJ first grade, >=98.0%
    • 2-Butanol, JIS special grade, >=99.0%
    • DB-016763
    • DB-239823
    • B0705
    • NS00005548
    • EN300-19306
    • Q209332
    • 2DD92146-ED3E-446F-8B14-A7DB1F14EF8C
    • 2-Butanol, puriss. p.a., Reag. Ph. Eur., >=99.5% (GC)
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Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Satsuma mandarin peel 1 Citrus unshiu Marcovitch, fam. Rutaceae 0.01%
Truffle, black (Perigord) Tuber melanosporum, fam. Ascomycetae 0.5%
Rose (Bulgaria) 2 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Truffle, white (Italy) Tuber magnatum Pico, fam. Ascomycetae 0.3%
Rose (Turkey) 4 8007-01-7 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.19%
Rose (Turkey) 5 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.02%
Tulip sylvestre Tulipa sylvestris L., fam. Liliaceae 0.09%
Carob bean powder 2a raw 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.04%
Carob bean powder 2b roasted 9000-40-2 Ceratonia siliqua L., fam. Leguminoseae 0.04%
Pineapple pulp Ananas comosus (L.) Merr., fam. Bromeliaceae 0.39%
Geneps fruit (Cuba) Melicocca bijuga L., fam. Sapindaceae 0.3%
Mango (Cameroon) headspace of ripe fruit 90063-86-0 Mangifera indica L., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.01%
Papaya (Cameroon) headspace of ripe fruit Carica papaya L., 0.01%