2-Methyl-1-butanol

  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    137-32-6

    Molecular formula
    C5H12O

    SMILES
    CCC(C)CO
    HO

    Safety labels

    Flammable
    Flammable

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 749.0
    • Carbowax: 1221.33

  • Odor profile

    alcoholic 79.42%
    fermented 79.18%
    ethereal 72.34%
    solvent 69.19%
    oily 67.45%
    sweet 60.83%
    winey 56.66%
    pungent 45.69%
    musty 44.45%
    fruity 42.92%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.2 Well soluble in IAA, MMB, TEC

    Molecular weight
    88.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 3.4833 hPa @ 20°C
    • 5.1528 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Melting points

    • FREEZING POINT: LESS THAN -70 °C

    Boiling points

    • 128 °C @ 760 MM HG
    • 128.00 to 130.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
    • 128 °C

    Flash points

    • 50 °C
    • 122 °F (50 °C) (OPEN CUP)
    • 50 °C o.c.

    Solubilities

    • MISCIBLE WITH ALC & ETHER
    • Sol in acetone
    • Water solubility: 30,000 mg/l : 25 °C
    • Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 3.0 (moderate)
    • Very slightly soluble in water; 50% soluble in heptane, triacetin
    • soluble (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • 2-METHYL-1-BUTANOL
    • 2-Methylbutan-1-ol
    • 137-32-6
    • 1-Butanol, 2-methyl-
    • Active amyl alcohol
    • sec-Butylcarbinol
    • 2-Methylbutanol
    • DL-2-Methyl-1-butanol
    • 2-Methyl-n-butanol
    • 2-Methylbutyl alcohol
NaN -Infinity

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Cardamom (Costa Rica) 8000-66-6 Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.01%
Roman chamomile (India) 8015-92-7 Anthemis nobilis L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.02%
Eriocephalus punctualis Eriocephalus punctualis DC., fam. Eriocaulaceae 0.5%
Laurel leaf (USA) 8006-78-8 Laurus nobilis L., fam. Lauraceae 0.03%
Myrtle leaf, cultivated (Spain) 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.14%
Myrtle leaf, wildgrowing (Spain) 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.11%
Rose (Turkey) 6 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.05%
Rose (Bulgaria) 3a 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.05%
Truffle, black (Perigord) Tuber melanosporum, fam. Ascomycetae 17.0%
Santolina chamaecyparisus (Egypt) 84961-58-0 Santolina chamaecyparisus L., fam. Asteraceae (Compositae) 0.01%
Rose (Bulgaria) 2 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.05%
Myrtle leaf (Spain) 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.11%
Myrtle flower (Spain) 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.1%
Myrtle unripe fruits (Spain) 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.07%
Daylily, Headspace Living Flower 1 Hemerocallis minor hybrid, fam. Liliaceae 0.07%
Daylily, Headspace Living Flower 2 Hemerocallis, ssp. Satin Glass, fam. Liliaceae 2.59%
Myrtle leaf (Morocco) 3 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.02%
Myrtle leaf (Albania) 1 8008-46-6 Myrtus communis L., fam. Myrtaceae 0.08%
Bouea macrophylla fruit (Malaysia) Bouea macrophylla Grif. (B. gandaria Blume x Miq., fam. Anacardiaceae 0.07%
Truffle, white (Italy) Tuber magnatum Pico, fam. Ascomycetae 5.0%
Rose (Bulgaria) 3b 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Rose (Turkey) 4 8007-01-7 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.27%
Rose (Turkey) 5 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.1%
Psidium cattleianum fruit (R‚union Island) Psidium cattleianum Sabine, fam. Myrtaceae 0.7%
Mullilam leaf (India) Zanthoxylum rhetsa D.C. syn. Z. limonella (Dennst.) Alston, fam. Rutaceae 0.2%
Truffle, Asian Tuber indicum Cooke et Mass. (T. himalayense Zhang-Minter),fam.Ascomycetae 10.0%