Neopentyl alcohol, 99%
Neopentyl alcohol, 99%
Neopentyl alcohol, 99%
Neopentyl alcohol, 99%
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Neopentyl alcohol, 99%

CAS: 75-84-3 | C5H12O | 88.15 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS75-84-3
IUPAC Name2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol
Molecular FormulaC5H12O
InChI KeyKPSSIOMAKSHJJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC(C)(C)CO
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Assay (GC)≥98.5%
Appearance (Color)Colorless to white
Melting Point (clear melt)51.0-58.0°C
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder or lumps or chunks or fused solid
It is used in the Mitsunobu reaction of methyl salicylate coupling of sterically hindered substrates.

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Applications
It is used in the Mitsunobu reaction of methyl salicylate coupling of sterically hindered substrates.

Solubility
Soluble in water at (20°C 40 g/L), alcohol, and ether. Solubility in methanol is almost transparent.

Notes
Store away from oxidizing agents. Keep the container tightly closed and place it in a cool, dry and well ventilated condition.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Sudhakar Bhandaru, et al. Synthesis of a C14',15' dihydro derivative of the south hexacyclic steroid unit of cephalostatin 1. Part I : regiospecific Rh[II]-mediated intermolecular oxygen alkylation of a primary neopentyl alcohol.Tetrahedron Lett.,1995,36(46), 8347-8350.
  2. J. D. Slagle, et al. Mechanism of the triphenylphosphine-tetrachloromethane-alcohol reaction: pericyclic or clustered ion pairs?J. Org. Chem.,1981,46(17), 3526-3530.
  3. A method has been described for conversion to the iodide using a combination of methyl iodide and triphenyl phosphite: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 830 (1988).