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3,3-Dimethyl-1-butanol

97%

Synonym(s):

Neohexanol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.17
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731466
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.414 (lit.)

bp

143 °C (lit.)

mp

−60 °C (lit.)

density

0.844 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)CCO

InChI

1S/C6H14O/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3

InChI key

DUXCSEISVMREAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

3,3-Dimethyl-1-butanol is a glass forming material. The molecular dynamics of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol was studied.

Application

3,3-Dimethyl-1-butanol is a branched alkanol, which can be used:
  • As a ligand in the preparation of nickel based single-molecule magnets.
  • In the synthesis of lipophilic alkyl parabens as antifungal agents.
  • As a precursor to synthesize hydrocarbon surfactants.

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Flame

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Warning

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

116.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

47 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter


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P Barlow et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 34(17), 3117-3122 (1985-09-01)
3,3-Dimethylbutanol (Dimbunol), a competitive inhibitor of choline dehydrogenase (CDH), and ethylcholine mustard aziridinium (ECMA), an effective irreversible inhibitor of both CDH and choline transport, were investigated for their effects upon the uptake and metabolism of [3H]choline in mice. Thirty minutes
R M Krupka et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 255(18), 8546-8549 (1980-09-25)
Half-saturation constants have been determined for the choline carrier with cationic substrates and their uncharged carbon analogs: (a) choline and 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol and (b) 2-dimethylaminoethanol and isoamyl alcohol. The constants are 6.3 microM and 16 mM for the first pair, and
Single-molecule magnets: high-field electron paramagnetic resonance evaluation of the single-ion zero-field interaction in a ZnII3NiII complex.
Yang E-C, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 44(11), 3827-3836 (2005)
Thermal and relaxational properties of glass-forming material, 3, 3-dimethyl-1-butanol.
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 36(10), 877-888 (2004)
Fast magnetization tunneling in tetranickel (II) single-molecule magnets.
Yang E-C, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 45(2), 529-546 (2006)

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