| isobutylmethylcarbinol; methyl isobutyl carbinol; methylisobutylcarbinol; 2-methyl-4-pentanol; 2-methylpentanol-4; (±)-4-methyl-2-pentanol; 4-methyl-2-pentanol; 4-methylpentan-2-ol; 4-methylpentanol-2; MIBC | |
| Links: | 📏 NIST, ⚗️ ChemSynthesis, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Methylisobutyl-carbinol); p. 213, 264 |
| CAS RN: | [108-11-2] |
| Formula: | C6H14O; 102.18 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | WVYWICLMDOOCFB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | CC(C)CC(C)O |
| Use: | fine chemicals; frother for ore flotation; germicides; in miscellaneous coating compositions containing ethyl cellulose, alkyds, phenolic resins, etc.; in nitrocellulose lacquers as a latent solvent, as an additive to ketones to modify evaporation rate and increase blush resistance; industrial cleaning compounds; lacquers; organic syntheses; pharmaceuticals; preparation of photographic reagents |
| Density: | 0.807 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 126.6 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.409 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 31.30 mL/mol |
| Melting point: | -90 °C |
| Boiling point: | 132 °C |
| Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) | |
| Critical pressure: | 4.3 atm |
| Evaporation rate (ether): | 40.3 |
| Evaporation rate (butyl acetate): | 0.3 |
| Solubility in water: | 2 % w/w |
| Solubility of water: | 6 % w/w |
| Hansen solubility parameter: | δd: 7.5 (cal/mL)½ δp: 1.6 (cal/mL)½ δh: 6.0 (cal/mL)½ |