Crotyl alcohol
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 | |
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(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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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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It can be synthesized by the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde. The compound is of little commercial interest.[2]
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References
- 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..