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secondary alcohol

vr.tr.secondary-alcohol · thing-q2832211

Let an agent explain secondary alcohols, their structure, reactions and examples, and point to chemical databases.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.MAT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Compound Which alcohol.

Identity

Name and ID.

Compound

Name and identifier.

  1. Which compound? provenance
  2. Which ChEBI or CAS ID? provenance

Class

Classification.

Class check

Basis.

  1. Is the carbinol carbon bonded to two carbons and one hydrogen? boundary
  2. Per which structure? provenance
Reactions Reactivity.

Oxidation

Ketone.

Oxidation

Product.

  1. Which ketone forms? provenance
  2. With which oxidant? provenance

Stereochemistry

Configuration.

Configuration

R or S.

  1. Is it chiral? boundary
  2. Which configuration? provenance
Properties Data.

Physical

Values.

Physical data

Values.

  1. What boiling point? measurement
  2. Per which database? provenance

Hazards

GHS.

Hazard

Classification.

  1. Which hazards? provenance
  2. Per which SDS? provenance
Occurrence Natural and industrial.

Natural

Sources.

Source

Organism.

  1. Where does it occur? provenance
  2. Per which study? provenance

Uses

Applications.

Use

Application.

  1. Which uses? provenance
  2. Per which source? provenance

Classifiers Filled

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Entry kind
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Domain
PHY.MAT
Other names and narrower kinds
2-(hept-1-en-3,5-diyn-1-yl)oxan-3-ol, Ichthyotherol, 2-methylcyclopropan-1-ol, cinerolone, (21S)-21,22-epoxypolypoda-8(26)-13,17-trien-3beta-ol, (RS)-averantin, Pirkle's alcohol, 1-(3-Aminophenyl)ethanol, hydroxytertatolol, flestolol, 5-hydroxydodecanoic acid, (RS)-dodecan-2-ol

What it is Filled

An alcohol group in which the hydroxyl is bonded to a carbon attached to two other carbon atoms and one hydrogen (R2CH-OH), or a compound containing such a group; classification applies to each hydroxyl-bearing carbon; examples include isopropanol and cyclohexanol; secondary alcohols are oxidised to ketones.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain secondary alcohols, their structure, reactions and examples, and point to chemical databases.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Oxidation gives ketones, not carboxylic acids.
  • The carbinol carbon is a stereocentre when its two carbon substituents differ.
  • Many simple soluble secondary alcohols react more slowly than tertiary ones in the Lucas test; response depends on structure and solubility.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • give unsafe procedures

May

  • explain chemistry

Moral aspects Filled

  • chemical safety

Owners Filled

Steward

nobody; a chemical class

Master systems

  • ChEBI
  • PubChem

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q156 - registry parent class

related

  • alcohol - chemical class
  • ketone - product
  • tertiary alcohol - class
  • primary alcohol - class

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.secondary-alcohol
  • Wikidata: Q2832211 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2832211)
  • ChEBI: CHEBI:35681 secondary alcohol

Direct properties required Filled

  • example: isopropanol boiling point: 82.5 degrees C - pure, at 101.3 kPa

Recognition required Filled

  • Not identifiable by eye; classified by structure

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • classify alcohols
  • give examples with database IDs
  • explain oxidation to ketones
  • explain stereochemistry at the carbinol carbon

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Flammability of low-molecular-weight members
  • Peroxide formation in some alcohols on storage

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • IUPAC nomenclature
  • GHS classification of individual compounds

Context of use required Filled

  • A chemical class used as solvents, intermediates and natural products.
  • simple secondary alcohols (isopropanol, 2-butanol)
  • cyclic secondary alcohols (cyclohexanol)
  • secondary sterols and natural products

Sources Filled

  1. Q2832211 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
  2. Alcohol (chemistry) - general description of the subject
  3. Secondary alcohol, CHEBI:35681 - Class definition, identifier and membership of multifunctional compounds.
  4. Isopropyl Alcohol - Isopropanol identity and boiling-point measurements.
  5. 17.7 Oxidation of Alcohols - Ordinary oxidation of secondary alcohol groups to ketones.
  6. Qualitative Analysis - Lucas-test interpretation, solubility limits and allylic or benzylic exceptions.
  7. Peroxide-Forming Chemicals - Peroxide hazards in some secondary alcohols.
  8. 17.1 Naming Alcohols and Phenols - Structural classification and IUPAC naming of alcohols.

Open questions

  • The registry merges many specific secondary alcohols; they should be separate entries.

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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