4-Methyl-2-pentanol (
IUPAC
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name: 4-methylpentan-2-ol) or methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) is an
organic chemical compound
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used primarily as a frother in
mineral flotation and in the production of lubricant
oil additives such as
Zinc dithiophosphate
Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (often referred to as ZDDP) are a family of coordination compounds developed in the 1940s that feature zinc bound to the anion of a dialkyldithiophosphoric salt (e.g., ammonium diethyl dithiophosphate). These uncharge ...
.
It is also used as a
solvent
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, in
organic synthesis, and in the manufacture of
brake fluid
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[
] and as a precursor to some
plasticizer
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Plasticiz ...
s. It is an acetone derivative in liquid state, with limited solubility in water but generally
miscible with most organic solvents.
References
Hexanols
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