2-Butanol, 3-methyl-

• Formula: C₅H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 88.1482
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-4(2)5(3)6/h4-6H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MXLMTQWGSQIYOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 598-75-4
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• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Butanol, 3-methyl-, (S)-
  • (R)-(-)-3-Methyl-2-butanol
  • (S)-3-methyl-2-butanol
• Other names: sec-Isoamyl alcohol; Methylisopropylcarbinol; 3-Methyl-2-butanol; (CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH3; (.+/-.)-3-Methyl-2-butanol; Butan-2-ol, 3-methyl-; 3-Methyl-butan-2-ol; 1,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol; 1,2-Dimethylpropanol; 2-Methyl-3-butanol; NSC 71162
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Reaction thermochemistry data

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B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₅H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₂O

=  + 

By formula: C₅H₁₂O = H₂ + C₅H₁₀O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₅H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₂O

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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