Pinacolyl alcohol
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| Preferred IUPAC name 3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol | |
| Other names 3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanol | |
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| 3D model (JSmol) | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.681 | 
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| Properties | |
| C6H14O | |
| Molar mass | 102.177 g·mol−1 | 
| Density | 0.8122 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 5.6 °C (42.1 °F; 278.8 K) | 
| Boiling point | 120.4 °C (248.7 °F; 393.5 K) | 
| 25 g/L | |
| Solubility | very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Pinacolyl alcohol (also known as 3,3-dimethylbutan-2-ol and as pine alcohol) is one of the isomeric hexanols and a secondary alcohol.
Pinacolyl alcohol appears on the List of Schedule 2 substances of the Chemical Weapons Convention as a precursor for the nerve agent soman.