3-Ethyl-3-pentanol explained

3-Ethyl-3-pentanol, also known as 3-ethylpentan-3-ol, is a tertiary alcohol with the molecular formula C7H16O.

It reacts with chromic acid by first dehydrating to an olefin 3-ethyl-2-pentene, and then by converting the double bond to an epoxide.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Sager . W. F. . The Chromic Acid Oxidation of 3-Ethyl-3-pentanol . Journal of the American Chemical Society . October 1956 . 78 . 19 . 4970–4972 . 10.1021/ja01600a045.

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