C4H9OH BUTYL See also:

• ALCOHOLS
• ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES AND
• ALCOHOLS, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BUTYL ALCOHOLS, METHYL ALCOHOL

ALCOHOLS  . Four isomeric See also:

• ALCOHOLS
• ALCOHOLS, ALDEHYDES AND
• ALCOHOLS, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BUTYL ALCOHOLS, METHYL ALCOHOL

alcohols of this See also:

• FORMULA
• FORMULA (Lat. diminutive of forma, shape, pattern, &c., especially used of rules of judicial procedure)

formula are known; two of these are See also:

• PRIMARY

primary., one secondary, and one See also:

• TERTIARY

tertiary (see ALCOHOLS) . Normal butyl See also:

• ALCOHOL

alcohol, See also:

• CH3

CH3•(See also:

• CH2
• CH2(OH)

CH2)2•See also:

• CH2OH

CH2OH, is a colourless liquid, boiling at 116.8°, and formed by reducing normal butyl aldehyde with See also:

• SODIUM [symbol Na, from Lat. natrium; atomic weight 23.00 (0=16)]

sodium, or by a See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar See also:

• FERMENTATION

fermentation of See also:

• GLYCERIN, GLYCERINE

glycerin, brought about by a schizomycete . Isobutyl alcohol, (CH3)2CH•CH2OH, the butyl alcohol of fermentation, is a primary alcohol derived from isobutane . It may be prepared by the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general methods, and occurs in fusel oil, especially in See also:

• POTATO
• POTATO (Solanum tuberosum)

potato spirit . It is a liquid, smelling like fusel oil and boiling at Io8.4° C . Methyl See also:

• ETHYL

ethyl carbinol, CH3•C2H5•CHOH, is the secondary alcohol derived from n-butane . It is a strongly smelling liquid, boiling at 990 . Trimethyl carbinol or tertiary butyl alcohol, (CH3)1.See also:

• COH

COH, is the simplest tertiary alcohol, and was obtained by A . Butlerow in 1864 by acting with See also:

• ZINC

zinc methyl on acetyl chloride (see ALCOHOLS) . It forms rhombic prisms or plates which melt at 25° and See also:

• BOIL

boil at 83°, and has a spiritous See also:

• SMELL (connected etymologically with " smoulder " and " smoke ")

smell, resembling that of camphor .