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Molecule record

2-Butanol

C4H10O

74.12 g/mol

2D structure for 2-Butanol

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H10O
Molar mass
74.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
74.0732 Da
0
1
1
20.20 Ų
0.6 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
78-92-2
PubChem CID
6568

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp0.6PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 0TUL3ENK62
  • 1-Methyl propanol
  • 1-Methyl-1-propanol
  • 1-Methylpropyl alcohol
  • 2-Butyl alcohol
  • 78-92-2
  • Alcool butylique secondaire
  • Butan-2-ol
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Butanol secondaire
  • Butanol-2
  • Butyl alcohol, sec-
  • Butylene hydrate
  • CCS 301
  • DL-sec-Butanol
  • DTXSID9021762
  • Ethyl methyl carbinol
  • Ethylmethyl carbinol
  • Methyl ethyl carbinol
  • Methylethyl carbinol
  • Methylethylcarbinol
  • SEC-BUTYL ALCOHOL
  • sec-Butanol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCC(C)O
Isomeric SMILES
CCC(C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-3-4(2)5/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
BTANRVKWQNVYAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
6568

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for 2-Butanol; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 2-Butanol; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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