2-Methyl-2-butene, 2m2b, 2-methylbut-2-ene, beta-isoamylene, or trimethylethylene is an
alkene
In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. The double bond may be internal or at the terminal position. Terminal alkenes are also known as Alpha-olefin, α-olefins.
The Internationa ...
hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and Hydrophobe, hydrophobic; their odor is usually fain ...
with the molecular formula C
5H
10.
Used as a free radical scavenger in
trichloromethane
Chloroform, or trichloromethane (often abbreviated as TCM), is an organochloride with the chemical formula, formula and a common solvent. It is a Volatility (chemistry), volatile, colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid produced on a large scale ...
(chloroform) and
dichloromethane
Dichloromethane (DCM, methylene chloride, or methylene bichloride) is an organochlorine compound with the formula . This colorless, volatile liquid with a chloroform-like, sweet odor is widely used as a solvent. Although it is not miscible with ...
(methylene chloride). It is also used to scavenge
hypochlorous acid
Hypochlorous acid is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula , also written as HClO, HOCl, or ClHO. Its structure is . It is an acid that forms when chlorine dissolves in water, and itself partially dissociates, forming a hypochlorite an ...
(HOCl) in the
Pinnick oxidation
The Pinnick oxidation is an organic reaction by which aldehydes can be oxidized into their corresponding carboxylic acids using sodium chlorite (NaClO2) under mild acidic conditions. It was originally developed by Lindgren and Nilsson. The typical ...
.
John Snow
John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the development of anaesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology and early germ theory, in part because of hi ...
, the English physician, experimented with it in the 1840s as an anesthetic, but stopped using it for unknown reasons.
As a crucial fact, it is a flammable material, an irritant, can result in health hazards and environmental hazards.
See also
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Pentene
Pentenes are alkenes with the chemical formula . Each molecule contains one double bond within its molecular structure. Six different compounds are in this class, differing from each other by whether the carbon atoms are attached linearly or in ...
References
Hydrocarbons
Alkenes
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