Cyclobutanol

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 that crystallizes orthorhombically at low-temperatures.

Cyclobutanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclobutanol
Other names
Cyclobutyl alcohol, Hydroxycyclobutane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.018.963
EC Number
  • 220-858-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H8O/c5-4-2-1-3-4/h4-5H,1-3H2 Y
    Key: KTHXBEHDVMTNOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • OC1CCC1
Properties
C4H8O
Molar mass 72.107 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H225
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Related compounds
Related
cyclobutane; cyclobutanone; cyclobutene
Related compounds
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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Infobox references

Cyclobutylamine's Demjanov rearrangement with nitrous acid gives cyclobutanol, and cyclopropylmethanol rearranges in strong acid to the same. Metal hydrides reduce cyclobutanone to cyclobutanol; conversely, cyclobutanol oxidation is a salt-free route to cyclobutanone.

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