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Butanol
Butanol is a higher alcohol with a 4 carbon atoms and a general formula of C4H10O. There are 4 different isomeric structures for butanol:
butan-1-ol CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH
butan-2-ol CH3-CH2-CH(OH)-CH3
sec-butanol CH3-CH-CH3
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CH2OH
OH
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tert-butanol CH3-C-CH3
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CH3
These butanol isomers, due to their different structures, have somewhat different melting and boiling points. All are moderately miscible in water and used as a base for perfumes. Like most alcohols, they are poisonous.
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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