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Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:41:25 UTC
Update Date2024-09-28 03:51:34 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000252
Metabolite Identification
Common NameIsobutanol
DescriptionIsobutanol is an aliphatic alcohol. Isobutanol is a colorless, flammable, organic compound with a characteristic smell. Isobutanol is widely used in industry, as a solvent in chemical reactions, as well as being a useful starting material for organic synthesis. Isobutanol is a flammable liquid that should be stored and used in well-ventilated areas. It is moderately irritating to the skin and greatly irritating to the eyes, mucous membranes and respiratory tract. Exposure to high concentrations of its vapour can cause temporary narcosis. Isobutanol is occasionally found as a volatile component of urine and arises from gut microbial metabolism. Isobutanol is used as one of the markers to measure occupational exposure to a mixture of solvents. Aliphatic alcohols levels increase in both diabetes mellitus and insulin-dependent diabetes patients. (PMID: 5556886 , 2477620 , 9143482 , 7627316 , 2288731 ). Isobutanol is a microbial metabolite found in Clostridium, Cupriavidus, Escherichia, Geobacillus, Saccharomyces and Synechococcus (PMID: 19946322 ).
Structure
Synonyms
Molecular FormulaC4H10O
Average Mass74.1216
Monoisotopic Mass74.073164942
IUPAC Name2-methylpropan-1-ol
Traditional Nameisobutanol
CAS Registry Number78-83-1
SMILES
CC(C)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-4(2)3-5/h4-5H,3H2,1-2H3
InChI KeyZXEKIIBDNHEJCQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N