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Butanol is a colorless toxic liquid used to manufacture organic compounds. Formula is C4H9OH. It is also an primary alcohol because it has an OH group. It is also called Butyl Alcohol or Biobutanol

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What compound is an isomer of C4H9OH?

One isomer of C4H9OH is butanol. There are four isomers of butanol: n-butanol, sec-butanol, isobutanol, and tert-butanol.


Is water soluble in 1-butanol?

The solubility of 1-butanol in water is 90g Butanol / L Water. Butanol, being an alcohol, is slightly polar.


What is the condensed structure of 1-butanol?

ch3ch2ch2choh This is i-butanol CH3CH2CH2CHOH.Thanks mosynoe


What is C4H9OH?

C4H9OH is the chemical formula for butanol, which is an alcohol isomer that can exist in four different forms: n-butanol, sec-butanol, isobutanol, and tert-butanol. They are commonly used as solvents, fuel additives, and in organic synthesis.


Is butanol soluble in water?

No, butanol is not very soluble in water.


Is isobutanol a structural isomer of 1- butanol and 2-butanol?

Isobutanol is an organic compound that has a colorless, flammable liquid with a characteristic smell. It is a structural isomer of 2-butanol.


2-butanol immersible in water why?

2-butanol is miscible with water.


What is the pH of butanol?

7


Is butanol a base?

In spite of the same OH group as in bases, butanol is not a hydroxide (base, alkaline) it is an alcohol (alkanol) in the organic group of compounds: they do not ionise or hydrolyse in water, no OH- ions are split off.There are 3 formula isomers of butanol: CH2OH-CH2-CH2-CH3 (1-butanol) and CH3-CH(OH)-CH2-CH3 (2R-butanol) and CH3-C(OH)H-CH2-CH3 (2S-butanol), the '2R' and '2S' butanol formula's are mirror isomers.


What is condensed structure for 2-butanol?

The condensed structure for 2-butanol is CH3CH(CH3)CH2OH.


Why does butanol heat water more than methanol?

Butanol is has less polarity than methanol


Butanol weight per gallon?

The weight of butanol per gallon varies depending on the specific type of butanol. On average, n-butanol weighs approximately 6.61 pounds per gallon, while isobutanol weighs around 6.66 pounds per gallon.