Crotyl alcohol, or crotonyl alcohol, is an unsaturated alcohol. It is a colourless liquid that is moderately soluble in water and miscible with most organic solvents. Two isomers of this alcohol exist, cis and trans.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
(2E)-But-2-en-1-ol | |
| Other names
(E)-But-2-en-1-ol
Crotyl alcohol Crotonyl alcohol 2-Butenol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.025.533 |
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| UN number | 2614 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H8O | |
| Molar mass | 72.10 g/mol |
| Density | 0.8454 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | < 25 °C (77 °F; 298 K) |
| Boiling point | 121.2 °C (250.2 °F; 394.3 K) |
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| H226, H302, H312, H315, H319 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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It can be synthesized by the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde. The compound is of little commercial interest.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2604
- ^ Falbe, Jürgen; Bahrmann, Helmut; Lipps, Wolfgang; Mayer, Dieter. "Alcohols, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_279. ISBN 978-3527306732..
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