Butanols . . .

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Author: Richard P. Grant
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:00

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Hi folks.

I'm looking for all possible 4-Carbon alcohols.  Butan-1-ol and butan-2-ol
are obvious, and then there's tert-butanol or 2-methyl-2-propanol, (CH3)3
COH:

     H3
     C
     |
 H3C-C-CH3
     |
     O
     H
     
Theoretically one can imagine propan-2-methanol, which looks like

     H
     O
     |
    HCH
     |
 H3C-C-CH3
     H
     
 but instinct tells me the synthesis of this is impossible, as I cannot
remember a way to get a methyl group onto C2 of propanol.  Bear in mind
that my last organic course was 7 or 8 years ago . . .

Thanks for any input,

Richard

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Re: Butanols . . .

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Author: Paul Davis
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:00

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"isobutyl alcohol",    2-methylpropan-1-ol,   Merck Index 9,4984

-Paul
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Paul Davis                                   paul@pdchem.demon.co.uk

Re: Butanols . . .

#39

Author: Richard P. Grant
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00

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In article <900603286snz@pdchem.demon.co.uk>, Paul@pdchem.demon.co.uk wrote:

: "isobutyl alcohol",    2-methylpropan-1-ol,   Merck Index 9,4984
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Heh, cheers, that's what I told the boss it would be called . . .  But I
couldnt't find it in any catalogue.  Perhaps too much butanol  makes you
blind! :)  Actually it's listed in Acros under 2-methylpropanol, not under
butanol as are the other three.

R

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Cambridge Molecular        | home: http://www.avnet.co.uk/adastra
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