Related compounds Formula C6H14O Molar mass 102.174 g/mol | Boiling point 122.4 °C Density 829 kg/m³ Melting point -23.6 °C Appearance colorless liquid | |
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3-Methyl-3-pentanol (IUPAC name: 3-methylpentan-3-ol) is an organic chemical compound and a tertiary hexanol. It is used in the synthesis of the tranquilizer emylcamate.
Synthesis
It can be prepared by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with ethyl acetate in the so called Grignard reaction using dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran as solvent.
It can be prepared also by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with butanone in the same conditions already mentioned.
References
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