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*tert*-Amyl alcohol
Ball-and-stick model of 2-methyl-2-butanol	Space-filling model of the 2-methyl-2-butanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methylbutan-2-ol
	Other names 2-Methyl-2-butanol; tert-Amyl alcohol; t-Amylol; TAA; tert-Pentyl alcohol; 2-Methyl-2-butyl alcohol; t-Pentylol; Amylene hydrate; Dimethylethylcarbinol
Identifiers
CAS Number	75-85-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1361351
ChEBI	CHEBI:132750;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL44658 ;
ChemSpider	6165 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.827
EC Number	200-908-9;
KEGG	D02931 ;
MeSH	tert-amyl+alcohol
PubChem CID	6405;
RTECS number	SC0175000;
UNII	69C393R11Z ;
UN number	1105
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0041436 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O/c1-4-5(2,3)6/h6H,4H2,1-3H3 Key: MSXVEPNJUHWQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES CCC(C)(C)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12O
Molar mass	88.150 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Odor	Camphorous
Density	0.805 g/cm3
Melting point	−9 °C; 16 °F; 264 K
Boiling point	101 to 103 °C; 214 to 217 °F; 374 to 376 K
Solubility in water	120 g·dm−3
Solubility	soluble in water, benzene, chloroform, diethylether and ethanol
log P	1.0950.5:1 volume ratio
Vapor pressure	1.6 kPa (at 20 °C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−7.09×10−5 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)	1.405
Viscosity	4.4740 mPa·s (at 298.15 K)
Thermochemistry
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	229.3 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−380.0 to −379.0 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of; combustion (ΔcH⦵298)	−3.3036 to −3.3026 MJ mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H225, H315, H332, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P261
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 3 0
Flash point	19 °C (66 °F; 292 K)
Autoignition; temperature	437 °C (819 °F; 710 K)
Explosive limits	9%
Safety data sheet (SDS)	hazard.com
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tert-Amyl alcohol (TAA) or 2-methylbutan-2-ol (2M2B), is a branched pentanol.

Historically, TAA has been used as an anesthetic^[3] and more recently as a recreational drug.^[4] TAA is mostly a positive allosteric modulator for GABA_A receptors in the same way as ethanol.^[5] The psychotropic effects of TAA and ethanol are similar, though distinct. Impact on coordination and balance are proportionately more prominent with TAA, which is significantly more potent by weight than ethanol. Its appeal as an alternative to ethanol may stem from its lack of a hangover (due to different metabolic pathways) and the fact that it is often not detected on standard drug test.^[6]

TAA is a colorless liquid with a burning flavor^[7] and an unpleasant odor^[8] similar to paraldehyde with a hint of camphor.^[9] TAA remains liquid at room temperature, making it a useful alternative solvent to tert-butyl alcohol.

Production

TAA is primarily made by the hydration of 2-methyl-2-butene in the presence of an acidic catalyst.^[10]^[3]

Natural occurrence

Fusel alcohols like TAA are grain fermentation byproducts, and therefore trace amounts of TAA are present in many alcoholic beverages.^[11] Traces of TAA have been detected in other foods, like fried bacon,^[12] cassava^[13] and rooibos tea.^[14] TAA is also present in rabbit milk and seems to play a role in pheromone-inducing suckling in the newborn rabbit.^[15]

History

From about the 1880s to the 1950s, TAA was used as an anesthetic with the contemporary name of amylene hydrate, but it was rarely used because more efficient drugs existed.^[3] In the 1930s, TAA was mainly used as a solvent for the primary anesthetic tribromoethanol (TBE). Like chloroform, TBE is toxic for the liver, so the use of such solutions declined in the 1940s in humans. TBE-TAA-solutions remained in use as short-acting anesthetics for laboratory mice and rats. Such solutions are sometimes called Avertin, which was a brand name for the now discontinued TAA and TBE solution with a volume ratio of 0.5:1 made by Winthrop Laboratories.^[16] TAA has emerged recently as a recreational drug.^[4]

Use and effects

Ingestion or inhalation of TAA causes euphoria, sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects similar to ethanol.^[17] When ingested, the effects of TAA may begin in about 30 minutes and can last up to 1–2 days.^[18] 2–4 grams of TAA is sufficient to produce a hypnotic effect. About 100 g of ethanol induces a similar level of sedation.^[8]

Overdose and toxicity

The smallest known dose of TAA that has killed a person is 30 mL.^[18]

An overdose produces symptoms similar to alcohol poisoning and is a medical emergency due to the sedative/depressant properties which manifest in overdose as potentially lethal respiratory depression. Sudden loss of consciousness, simultaneous respiratory and metabolic acidosis,^[18] fast heartbeat, increased blood pressure, pupil constriction, coma, respiratory depression^[19] and death may follow from an overdose. The oral LD₅₀ in rats is 1 g/kg. The subcutaneous LD₅₀ in mice is 2.1 g/kg.^[20]

Metabolism

In rats, TAA is primarily metabolized via glucuronidation, as well as by oxidation to 2-methyl-2,3-butanediol. It is likely that the same path is followed in humans,^[21] though older sources suggest TAA is excreted unchanged.^[3]

The use of TAA cannot be detected with general ethanol tests or other ordinary drug tests. Its use can be detected from a blood or a urine sample by using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for up to 48 hours after consumption.^[19]

References

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^ Haynes, William M.; Lide, David R.; Bruno, Thomas J. (2014). "Section 3 - Physical Constants of Organic Compounds". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 95th Edition (95th ed.). CRC Press. p. 362. ISBN 9781482208689. OCLC 908078665.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Adriani, John (1962). The Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia (2nd ed.). Illinois: Thomas Books. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9780398000110.
^ ^a ^b Rusiecka, Izabela; Gągało, Iwona; Anand, Jacek Sein; Schetz, Daria; Waldman, Wojciech (October 2016). "Drinking "Vodka" or vodka – This is a question". Toxicology in Vitro. 36: 66–70. doi:10.1016/j.tiv.2016.07.009. ISSN 1879-3177. PMID 27448500.
^ Martin, J (2004). "Influence of oxygenated fuel additives and their metabolites on γ-aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptor function in rat brain synaptoneurosomes". Toxicology Letters. 147 (3): 209–217. doi:10.1016/j.toxlet.2003.10.024. PMID 15104112.
^ Syed, Alia N.; Leo, Raphael J. (2022-11-22). "Recreational 2-Methyl-2-Butanol Use: An Emerging Wave of Misuse of an Ethanol Substitute on the Horizon?". The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 24 (6): 44189. doi:10.4088/PCC.22cr03292. ISSN 2155-7780. PMID 36441984. S2CID 253700629.
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^ ^a ^b Brandenberger, Hans; Maes, Robert A. A. (1997). Analytical Toxicology for Clinical, Forensic, and Pharmaceutical Chemists. Berlin: W. de Gruyter. pp. 400–401. ISBN 978-3110107319. OCLC 815506841.
^ Yandell, D. W.; et al. (1888). "Amylene hydrate, a new hypnotic". The American Practitioner and News. 5: 88–98.
^ Papa, Anthony J. (2004). "Amyl Alcohols". Kirk–Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (5th ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley-Interscience. doi:10.1002/0471238961.0113251216011601.a01.pub2. ISBN 9780471238966.
^ Gould, George M.; Scott, Richard J. E. (1919). The Practitioner's Medical Dictionary. P. Blakiston's. p. 50. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
^ Ho, C.-T.; Lee, K.-N.; Jin, Q.-Z. (1983). "Isolation and identification of volatile flavor compounds in fried bacon". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 31 (2): 336. doi:10.1021/jf00116a038. ISSN 0021-8561.
^ Dougan, J.; Robinson, J. M.; Sumar, S.; Howard, G. E.; Coursey, D. G. (1983). "Some flavouring constituents of cassava and of processed cassava products". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 34 (8): 874. Bibcode:1983JSFA...34..874D. doi:10.1002/jsfa.2740340816. ISSN 1097-0010.
^ Habu, Tsutomu; Flath, Robert A.; Mon, T. Richard; Morton, Julia F. (1 March 1985). "Volatile components of Rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis)". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 33 (2): 249–254. doi:10.1021/jf00062a024. ISSN 0021-8561.
^ Benoist, Schaal; Gérard, Coureaud; Langlois, Dominique; Giniès, Christian; Sémon, Etienne; Perrier, Guy (2003). "Chemical and behavioural characterization of the rabbit mammary pheromone". Nature. 424 (6944): 68. Bibcode:2003Natur.424...68S. doi:10.1038/nature01739. S2CID 4428155.
^ Meyer, Robert E.; Fish, Richard E. (November 2005). "A review of tribromoethanol anesthesia for production of genetically engineered mice and rats". Lab Animal. 34 (10): 47–52. doi:10.1038/laban1105-47. ISSN 0093-7355. PMID 16261153. S2CID 21759580.
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^ ^a ^b Anand, Jacek Sein; Gieroń, Joanna; Lechowicz, Wojciech; Schetz, Daria; Kała, Maria; Waldman, Wojciech (September 2014). "Acute intoxication due to tert-amyl alcohol—a case report". Forensic Science International. 242: e31 – e33. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.020. ISSN 1872-6283. PMID 25112153.
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