FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: 2-methylbutan-1-ol
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General Information
Name
2-methylbutan-1-ol
FlyBase ID
FBch0002303
ChEBI Name
2-methylbutan-1-ol
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:48945
PubChem Name
2-Methyl-1-butanol
PubChem ID
CID:8723
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of 2-methylbutan-1-ol
2-methylbutan-1-ol
InChIKey

QPRQEDXDYOZYLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A primary alcohol that is isopentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. ChEBI: 2-methylbutan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is isopentane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is an alkyl alcohol and a primary alcohol. It derives from a hydride of an isopentane.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
Synonyms
1-Butanol, 2-methyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
137-32-6
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-METHYL-1-BUTANOL
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methyl-n-butanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methylbutan-1-ol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methylbutanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Methylbutyl alcohol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-methyl butanol-1
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-methyl-1-butanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, Inamdar et al., 2014)
2-methyl-n-butanol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-methylbutan-1-ol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-methylbutanol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-methylbutyl alcohol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Active amyl alcohol
(PubChem, 2019-)
CH3CH2CH(CH3)CH2OH
(ChEBI, 2019-)
DL-2-Methyl-1-butanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:8723
(PubChem, 2019-)
active amyl alcohol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
active primary amyl alcohol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
methyl-2-butan-1-ol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
primary active amyl alcohol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
sec-Butylcarbinol
(PubChem, 2019-)
sec-butylcarbinol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)