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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Crotyl alcohol[ 1]
Crotyl alcohol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
(E )-But-2-en-1-ol
Identifiers
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.025.533
EC Number
UNII
UN number 2614
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3,5H,4H2,1H3/b3-2+ Y
Key: WCASXYBKJHWFMY-NSCUHMNNSA-N Y
InChI=1/C4H8O/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-3,5H,4H2,1H3/b3-2+
Key: WCASXYBKJHWFMY-NSCUHMNNBR
Properties
C4 H8 O
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)
Hazards
GHS labelling
Warning
H226 , H302 , H312 , H315 , H319
P210 , P233 , P240 , P241 , P242 , P243 , P264 , P270 , P280 , P301+P312 , P302+P352 , P303+P361+P353 , P305+P351+P338 , P312 , P321 , P322 , P330 , P332+P313 , P337+P313 , P362 , P363 , P370+P378 , P403+P235 , P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25
°C [77
°F], 100
kPa).
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It can be synthesized by the hydrogenation of crotonaldehyde . The compound is of little commercial interest.[ 2]
