2-Propanol, 2-methyl-

• Formula: C₄H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 74.1216
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-4(2,3)5/h5H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DKGAVHZHDRPRBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-65-0
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• Isotopologues:
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-d
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-d
• Other names: tert-Butyl alcohol; tert-Butanol; Ethanol, 1,1-Dimethyl-; Trimethylcarbinol; Trimethylmethanol; 1,1-Dimethylethanol; 2-Methyl-2-propanol; tert-C4H9OH; t-Butanol; tert-Butyl hydroxide; 2-Methylpropanol-2; 2-Methylpropan-2-ol; Alcool butylique tertiaire; Butanol tertiaire; t-Butyl hydroxide; Methanol, trimethyl-; NCI-C55367; 2-Methyl n-propan-2-ol; Methyl-2 propanol-2; Tert.-butyl alcohol
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References

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