
2-Methyl-1-butanol
2-methylbutan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is isopentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a primary alcohol and an alkyl alcohol. It derives from a hydride of an isopentane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylbutan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C5H12O
- Molecular weight
- 88.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 88.088815002 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:48945
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL451923
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5027069
- PubMed:22986207
- PubMed:22913462
- PubMed:22701113
- PubMed:22649934
- PubMed:22644482
- PubMed:22519968
- PubMed:22504490
- PubMed:22426893
- PubMed:22417427
- PubMed:22224870
- PubMed:22163873
- PubMed:22109725
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