Neopentyl alcohol

Neopentyl alcohol^[1]
Names

IUPAC name 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol
Other names tert-butyl carbinol tert-butylmethanol neoamyl alcohol neopentanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-84-3^Y
ChemSpider	6164^N
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
PubChem	6404
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)4-6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3^N Key: KPSSIOMAKSHJJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)4-6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: KPSSIOMAKSHJJG-UHFFFAOYAJ
SMILES CC(CO)(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₅H₁₂O
Molar mass	88.15 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)
Solubility in water	36 g/L
Solubility	very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of formation (Δ_fH^o₂₉₈)	-399.4 kJ·mol⁻¹
Hazards
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).
N verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

Neopentyl alcohol is a compound with formula C₅H₁₂O or (H₃C-)₃C-CH₂OH. It is an alcohol derived from neopentane, or C(CH₃)₄.

References

↑ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 3–228, 5–42, 8–102, 16–22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

Alcohols

Straight-chain primary alcohols (1°)	Methanol (C 1) Ethanol (C 2) 1-Propanol (C 3) n-Butanol (C 4) 1-Pentanol (C 5) 1-Hexanol (C 6) 1-Heptanol (C 7) 1-Octanol (C 8) 1-Nonanol (C 9) 1-Decanol (C 10) Undecanol (C 11) Dodecanol (C 12) Tridecan-1-ol (C 13) 1-Tetradecanol (C 14) Pentadecan-1-ol (C 15) Cetyl alcohol (C 16) Heptadecan-1-ol (C 17) Stearyl alcohol (C 18) Nonadecan-1-ol (C 19) Arachidyl alcohol (C 20) Heneicosan-1-ol (C 21) Docosanol (C 22) Tricosan-1-ol (C 23) 1-Tetracosanol (C 24) Pentacosan-1-ol (C 25) 1-Hexacosanol (C 26) 1-Heptacosanol (C 27) 1-Octacosanol (C 28) 1-Nonacosanol (C 29) Triacontanol (C 30)

Other primary alcohols	Isobutanol (C 4) Isoamyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-1-butanol (C 5) Phenethyl alcohol (C 8) Tryptophol (C 10)

Secondary alcohols (2°)	Isopropanol (C 3) 2-Butanol (C 4) 2-Pentanol (C 5) 2-Hexanol (C 6) 2-Heptanol (C 7) Cyclohexanol (C 6)

Tertiary alcohols (3°)	tert-Butyl alcohol (C 4) tert-Amyl alcohol (C 5) 2-Methyl-2-pentanol (C 6) 2-Methylhexan-2-ol (C 7) 2-Methylheptan-2-ol (C 8) 3-Methyl-3-pentanol (C 6) 3-Methyloctan-3-ol (C 9)

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Neopentyl alcohol

See also

References