描述
Isolated from fruit of blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) and other fruitsand is also present in various cheeses, wines, black tea, endive and clary sage. Flavouring agent
2-Butanol, or sec-butanol, is an organic compound with formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3. This secondary alcohol is a flammable, colorless liquid that is soluble in 12 parts water and completely miscible with polar organic solvents such as ethers and other alcohols. It is produced on a large scale, primarily as a precursor to the industrial solvent methyl ethyl ketone. 2-Butanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(-)-2-butanol and (S)-(+)-2-butanol. It is normally found as an equal mixture of the two stereoisomers — a racemic mixture. 2-Butanol is found in many foods, some of which are highbush blueberry, milk and milk products, rosemary, and tea.