Tert AMYL ALCOHOL FOR SYNTHESIS
Tert-amyl alcohol appears as a clear, colorless liquid with an odor of camphor. 2-methylbutan-2-ol is a tertiary alcohol that is propan-1-ol in which both of the hydrogens at position 1 have been replaced by methyl groups.
Amyl alcohol describes any saturated aliphatic alcohol containing five carbon atoms. This class consists of three pentanols, four substituted butanols, and a disubstituted propanol, ie, eight structural isomers C5H12O: four primary, three secondary, and one tertiary alcohol. In addition, 2-pentanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, and 3-methyl-2-butanol have chiral centers and hence two enantiomeric forms.
tert-Amyl alcohol (TAA) or 2-methylbutan-2-ol (2M2B), is a branched pentanol. Historically TAA has been used an anesthetic and more recently used as a recreational drug. TAA is mostly a positive allosteric modulator for GABAA receptors in the same way as ethanol.
