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
• Chemical structure:
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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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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

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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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

References

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Connett, 1970
Connett, J.E., Chemical equilibria. Part III. Dehydrogenation of pentan-1-ol, pentan-2-ol, and 3-methylbutan-2-ol, J. Chem. Soc. A, 1970, 1284-1286. [all data]

Chao and Rossini, 1965
Chao, J.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion, formation, and isomerization of nineteen alkanols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 374-379. [all data]

Atrashenok, Nesterov, et al., 1991
Atrashenok, T.R.; Nesterov, N.A.; Zhuk, I.P.; Peshchenko, A.D., Measured specific heats of hexan-1-ol and 3-methyl-2-butanol over wide temperature ranges, Inzh.-Fiz. Zh., 1991, 61(2), 301-304. [all data]

Zubkov, Peshenko, et al., 1990
Zubkov, V.I.; Peshenko, A.D.; Markovnik, V.S., Thermodynamic properties of 3-methyl-2-butanol and 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanol in Vses. Konf. Term. Org. Soedin. 6th, Minsk, p 46, 1990. [all data]

Gude and Teja, 1995
Gude, M.; Teja, A.S., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 4. Aliphatic Alkanols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 1025-1036. [all data]

Quadri, Khilar, et al., 1991
Quadri, S.K.; Khilar, K.C.; Kudchadker, A.P.; Patni, M.J., Measurement of the critical temperatures and critical pressures of some thermally stable or mildly unstable alkanols, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1991, 23, 67-76. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Kulikov, Verevkin, et al., 2001
Kulikov, Dmitry; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Heintz, Andreas, Determination of Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of the Aliphatic Branched C ₅ and C ₆ Alcohols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2001, 46, 6, 1593-1600, https://doi.org/10.1021/je010187p . [all data]

McCurdy and Laidler, 1963
McCurdy, K.G.; Laidler, K.J., HEATS OF VAPORIZATION OF A SERIES OF ALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS, Can. J. Chem., 1963, 41, 8, 1867-1871, https://doi.org/10.1139/v63-274 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Wilhoit and Zwolinski, 1973
Wilhoit, R.C.; Zwolinski, B.J., Physical and thermodynamic properties of aliphatic alcohols, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data Suppl., 1973, 1, 2, 1. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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