3-Ethyl-3-pentanol

3-Ethyl-3-pentanol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3-Ethylpentan-3-ol
	Other names Triethylcarbinol; 1,1-Diethyl-1-propanol; 3-Ethyl-3-hydroxypentane; Triethylmethanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	597-49-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChemSpider	11210 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.003
PubChem CID	11702;
UNII	8P2O4Y3RTC ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9060497 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-4-7(8,5-2)6-3/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3 Key: XKIRHOWVQWCYBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C7H16O/c1-4-7(8,5-2)6-3/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3 Key: XKIRHOWVQWCYBT-UHFFFAOYAB;
	SMILES CCC(O)(CC)CC; OC(CC)(CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H16O
Molar mass	116.204 g·mol−1
Appearance	Clear liquid
Density	0.82 g/cm3
Boiling point	140–142 °C (284–288 °F; 413–415 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

3-Ethyl-3-pentanol, also known as 3-ethylpentan-3-ol, is a tertiary alcohol with the molecular formula C₇H₁₆O.

It reacts with chromic acid by first dehydrating to an olefin 3-ethyl-2-pentene, and then by converting the double bond to an epoxide.^[2]

References

^ 3-ethyl-3-pentanol at chemsynthesis.com
^ Sager, W. F. (October 1956). "The Chromic Acid Oxidation of 3-Ethyl-3-pentanol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78 (19): 4970–4972. doi:10.1021/ja01600a045.

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