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Neopentyl alcohol
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Neopentyl alcohol is a compound with formula (CH3)3CCH2OH. It is a colorless solid. The compound is one of the eight isomers of pentyl alcohol.
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Preferred IUPAC name
2,2-Dimethylpropan-1-ol | |
Other names
tert-Butyl carbinol tert-Butylmethanol Neoamyl alcohol Neopentanol | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.826 ![]() |
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UNII | |
UN number | 1325 |
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Properties | |
C5H12O | |
Molar mass | 88.150 g·mol−1 |
Density | 0.812 g/mL at 20 °C |
Melting point | 52.5 °C (126.5 °F; 325.6 K) |
Boiling point | 113.5 °C (236.3 °F; 386.6 K) |
36 g/L | |
Solubility | very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether |
Thermochemistry | |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
-399.4 kJ·mol−1 |
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GHS labelling:[2] | |
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H226, H228, H319, H332, H335 | |
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264+P265, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P319, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |
Flash point | 37 °C (99 °F; 310 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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