Cyclobutanol
Organic chemical compound
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Cyclobutanol is an organic compound with the chemical formula C4H8O; it is defined as a cyclobutyl group with a hydroxyl group pendant and thus a cycloalkanol. Physically, it is a yellowish clear liquid[1] that crystallizes orthorhombically at low-temperatures.[2]
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Cyclobutanol | |
| Other names
Cyclobutyl alcohol, Hydroxycyclobutane | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.963 |
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| Properties | |
| C4H8O | |
| Molar mass | 72.107 g·mol−1 |
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| H225 | |
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
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cyclobutane; cyclobutanone; cyclobutene |
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cyclopropanol; cyclopentanol; cyclohexanol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cyclobutylamine's Demjanov rearrangement with nitrous acid gives cyclobutanol,[3] and cyclopropylmethanol rearranges in strong acid to the same.[4] Metal hydrides reduce cyclobutanone to cyclobutanol;[5] conversely, cyclobutanol oxidation is a salt-free route to cyclobutanone.[4]
