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Butanol is a higher [[Alcohol|alcohol]] with a 4 carbon atoms and a general formula of C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O. There are 4 different isomeric structures for butanol: | Butanol is a higher [[Alcohol|alcohol]] with a 4 carbon atoms and a general formula of C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O. There are 4 different isomeric structures for butanol: | ||
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|[[Image:1-Butanol skeletal.svg|138px]] | |||
|[[Image:Butan-2-ol-2D-skeletal.png|93px]] | |||
|[[Image:Isobutanol-2D-skeletal.png|113px]] | |||
|[[Image:Tert-butanol-2D-skeletal.png|100px]] | |||
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|''n''-butanol | |||
|''sec''-butanol | |||
|isobutanol | |||
|''tert''-butanol | |||
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Revision as of 22:34, 25 September 2017
Butanol is a higher alcohol with a 4 carbon atoms and a general formula of C4H10O. There are 4 different isomeric structures for butanol:
| File:1-Butanol skeletal.svg | File:Butan-2-ol-2D-skeletal.png | File:Isobutanol-2D-skeletal.png | File:Tert-butanol-2D-skeletal.png |
| n-butanol | sec-butanol | isobutanol | tert-butanol |
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. For the purposes of distillation, butanol is considered to be a fusel oil. Like most alcohols, they are poisonous.