(S)-(-)-2-Methyl-1-butanol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    1565-80-6

    Molecular formula
    C5H12O

    SMILES
    CC[C@H](C)CO

  • 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%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.2

    Molecular weight
    88.15 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very fast

    Boiling point est.
    129°C

    Flash point est.
    36.25 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • 1565-80-6
    • (S)-(-)-2-Methyl-1-butanol
    • 1-Butanol, 2-methyl-, (2S)-
    • (2S)-2-methylbutan-1-ol
    • (S)-2-Methyl-1-butanol
    • (S)-2-Methylbutan-1-ol
    • (S)-(-)-2-Methylbutanol
    • 2-Methyl-1-butanol, (-)-
    • 1-Butanol, 2-methyl-, (S)-
    • (-)-2-methyl-1-butanol
    • (2S)-2-methyl-1-butanol
    • (S)-2-methylbutanol
    • II2QJB35IC
    • (-)-2-methylbutanol
    • active-Amyl Alcohol
    • UNII-II2QJB35IC
    • EINECS 216-366-1
    • MFCD00064299
    • (s)-2-methylbutylalcohol
    • (S)-2-methylbutyl alcohol
    • (s)-2-methyl-butan-1-ol
    • 2-Methyl-1-butanol, (S)-
    • CHEBI:50625
    • (-)-(s)-2-methyl-1-butanol
    • DTXSID20883695
    • (S)-(-)-2-methylbutan-1-ol
    • (S)-(-)-2-Methylbutanol, 99%
    • D-(-)-2-METHYL-1-BUTANOL
    • AKOS024256629
    • CS-0139702
    • M0170
    • NS00082912
    • 2-METHYL-1-BUTANOL (-)-FORM [MI]
    • EN300-203697
    • Q27122155
    • (S)-(-)-2-Methylbutanol, >=95.0% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 899.49
    methanol 932.78
    isopropanol 564.35
    water 5.1
    ethyl acetate 242.17
    n-propanol 692.46
    acetone 183.76
    n-butanol 732.86
    acetonitrile 210.25
    DMF 120.4
    toluene 34.12
    isobutanol 465.75
    1,4-dioxane 410.04
    methyl acetate 192.12
    THF 690.8
    2-butanone 216.12
    n-pentanol 369.03
    sec-butanol 481.6
    n-hexane 53.24
    ethylene glycol 154.81
    NMP 201.59
    cyclohexane 59.83
    DMSO 295.77
    n-butyl acetate 485.56
    n-octanol 167.27
    chloroform 459.57
    n-propyl acetate 191.82
    acetic acid 777.33
    dichloromethane 303.93
    cyclohexanone 381.87
    propylene glycol 200.99
    isopropyl acetate 146.29
    DMAc 95.4
    2-ethoxyethanol 331.28
    isopentanol 506.74
    n-heptane 78.72
    ethyl formate 215.25
    1,2-dichloroethane 179.81
    n-hexanol 632.91
    2-methoxyethanol 607.57
    isobutyl acetate 117.2
    tetrachloromethane 154.37
    n-pentyl acetate 182.14
    transcutol 968.77
    n-heptanol 235.91
    ethylbenzene 25.32
    MIBK 124.51
    2-propoxyethanol 599.12
    tert-butanol 618.8
    MTBE 255.77
    2-butoxyethanol 359.06
    propionic acid 474.32
    o-xylene 31.41
    formic acid 294.32
    diethyl ether 234.17
    m-xylene 31.5
    p-xylene 39.56
    chlorobenzene 90.92
    dimethyl carbonate 24.01
    n-octane 22.93
    formamide 228.13
    cyclopentanone 363.18
    2-pentanone 192.18
    anisole 71.89
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 246.76
    gamma-butyrolactone 407.93
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 349.18
    pyridine 222.78
    3-pentanone 107.79
    furfural 334.67
    n-dodecane 13.15
    diethylene glycol 391.02
    diisopropyl ether 81.3
    tert-amyl alcohol 469.75
    acetylacetone 138.24
    n-hexadecane 13.72
    acetophenone 70.08
    methyl propionate 121.05
    isopentyl acetate 352.78
    trichloroethylene 357.72
    n-nonanol 142.09
    cyclohexanol 390.82
    benzyl alcohol 92.95
    2-ethylhexanol 386.2
    isooctanol 192.1
    dipropyl ether 260.88
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 86.91
    ethyl lactate 81.59
    propylene carbonate 255.81
    n-methylformamide 195.62
    2-pentanol 379.56
    n-pentane 54.44
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 525.58
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 247.64
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 196.6
    mesitylene 25.52
    ε-caprolactone 357.03
    p-cymene 53.9
    epichlorohydrin 351.56
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 208.6
    2-aminoethanol 376.99
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 263.39
    sulfolane 376.04
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 32.81
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 551.13
    n-hexyl acetate 210.61
    isooctane 29.49
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 340.51
    sec-butyl acetate 116.93
    tert-butyl acetate 165.93
    decalin 24.37
    glycerin 280.23
    diglyme 494.49
    acrylic acid 311.24
    isopropyl myristate 74.37
    n-butyric acid 809.92
    acetyl acetate 118.9
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 72.87
    ethyl propionate 114.53
    nitromethane 449.67
    1,2-diethoxyethane 303.21
    benzonitrile 135.79
    trioctyl phosphate 69.45
    1-bromopropane 148.14
    gamma-valerolactone 450.62
    n-decanol 102.18
    triethyl phosphate 79.86
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 191.29
    propionitrile 214.1
    vinylene carbonate 191.3
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 337.67
    DMS 78.61
    cumene 29.0
    2-octanol 141.69
    2-hexanone 186.24
    octyl acetate 96.78
    limonene 106.8
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 342.77
    ethyl orthosilicate 90.47
    tributyl phosphate 84.83
    diacetone alcohol 226.62
    N,N-dimethylaniline 45.52
    acrylonitrile 192.85
    aniline 115.51
    1,3-propanediol 585.33
    bromobenzene 67.71
    dibromomethane 223.03
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 303.22
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 170.08
    tetrabutyl urea 80.62
    diisobutyl methanol 175.47
    2-phenylethanol 164.28
    styrene 30.86
    dioctyl adipate 99.3
    dimethyl sulfate 40.13
    ethyl butyrate 274.79
    methyl lactate 78.82
    butyl lactate 168.28
    diethyl carbonate 134.18
    propanediol butyl ether 255.73
    triethyl orthoformate 179.85
    p-tert-butyltoluene 50.81
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 103.01
    morpholine 557.54
    tert-butylamine 396.97
    n-dodecanol 74.43
    dimethoxymethane 100.31
    ethylene carbonate 180.8
    cyrene 120.85
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 175.72
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 265.67
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 97.29
    4-methylpyridine 155.42
    dibutyl ether 169.66
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 175.47
    DEF 166.83
    dimethyl isosorbide 279.8
    tetrachloroethylene 287.72
    eugenol 126.69
    triacetin 138.14
    span 80 245.94
    1,4-butanediol 180.21
    1,1-dichloroethane 192.28
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 302.02
    methyl formate 113.43
    2-methyl-1-butanol 452.46
    n-decane 24.5
    butyronitrile 315.52
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 175.97
    1-chlorooctane 78.09
    1-chlorotetradecane 27.05
    n-nonane 25.68
    undecane 17.14
    tert-butylcyclohexane 30.76
    cyclooctane 20.22
    cyclopentanol 433.57
    tetrahydropyran 475.14
    tert-amyl methyl ether 173.76
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 290.9
    1-hexene 134.98
    2-isopropoxyethanol 213.11
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 189.05
    methyl butyrate 192.74

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