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3-Ethyl-3-pentanol

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3-Ethyl-3-pentanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3-Ethylpentan-3-ol
Other names Triethylcarbinol; 1,1-Diethyl-1-propanol; 3-Ethyl-3-hydroxypentane; Triethylmethanol
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ECHA InfoCard 100.009.003 Edit this at Wikidata
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-4-7(8,5-2)6-3/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3Key: XKIRHOWVQWCYBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C7H16O/c1-4-7(8,5-2)6-3/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3Key: XKIRHOWVQWCYBT-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES
  • CCC(O)(CC)CC
  • OC(CC)(CC)CC
Properties
Chemical formula C7H16O
Molar mass 116.204 g·mol
Appearance Clear liquid
Density 0.82 g/cm
Boiling point 140–142 °C (284–288 °F; 413–415 K)
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Chemical compound

3-Ethyl-3-pentanol, also known as 3-ethylpentan-3-ol, is a tertiary alcohol with the molecular formula C7H16O.

It reacts with chromic acid by first dehydrating to an olefin 3-ethyl-2-pentene, and then by converting the double bond to an epoxide.

References

  1. 3-ethyl-3-pentanol at chemsynthesis.com
  2. Sager, W. F. (October 1956). "The Chromic Acid Oxidation of 3-Ethyl-3-pentanol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78 (19): 4970–4972. doi:10.1021/ja01600a045.


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