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3-Methyl-3-pentanol

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3-Methyl-3-pentanol
Structural formula
Ball-and-stick model of 3-methyl-3-pentanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3-Methylpentan-3-ol
Other names 3-Methyl-3-pentanol
Diethyl carbinol
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.959 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 201-053-4
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C6H14O/c1-4-6(3,7)5-2/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3Key: FRDAATYAJDYRNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C6H14O/c1-4-6(3,7)5-2/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3Key: FRDAATYAJDYRNW-UHFFFAOYAV
SMILES
  • OC(C)(CC)CC
Properties
Chemical formula C6H14O
Molar mass 102.174 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Odor fruity
Density 0.8286 g/cm at 20 °C
Melting point −23.6 °C (−10.5 °F; 249.6 K)
Boiling point 122.4 °C (252.3 °F; 395.5 K)
Solubility in water 45 g/L
Solubility miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C) 293.4 J·mol·K (liquid)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H226, H302
Precautionary statements P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P303+P361+P353, P330, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose) 710 mg/kg rat
Safety data sheet (SDS) http://www.sciencelab.com/msds.php?msdsId=9926087
Related compounds
Related compounds Hexanol
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Chemical compound

3-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name: 3-methylpentan-3-ol) is an organic chemical compound and a tertiary hexanol. It is used in the synthesis of the tranquilizer emylcamate, and has similar sedative and anticonvulsant actions itself.

Synthesis

It can be prepared by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with methyl acetate in the so-called Grignard reaction using dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent.

Synthesis of 3-Methyl-3-pentanol
Synthesis of 3-Methyl-3-pentanol

It can be prepared also by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with butanone in the same conditions already mentioned.

References

  1. Lide DR (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 3–400, 5–47, 8–106. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. Sittig M (1988). Pharmaceutical manufacturing encyclopedia. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). William Andrew. pp. 555–556. ISBN 978-0-8155-1144-1. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  3. Brown B, Schaffarzick RW, Dreisbach RH (October 1955). "Anticonvulsant properties of certain secondary and tertiary alcohols". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 115 (2): 230–9. PMID 13272171.
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