<p>Ball-and-stick model of the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Butanol" class="extiw" title="w:2-Butanol">butan-2-ol</a></b> molecule, an important industrial chemical. Also known as <b>2-butanol</b> and <b>sec-butanol</b>. It is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)" class="extiw" title="w:Chirality (chemistry)">chiral</a> molecule, and this image shows the R isomer.
</p><p><b>Colour code:</b>
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<dl><dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #505050" title="#505050"> </span> Carbon, C: black<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F0F0F0" title="#F0F0F0"> </span> Hydrogen, H: white<br></dd>
<dd><span style="line-height:1.7;padding:0 .6em;margin-right:-1px;border:1px solid #808080;background: #F51E1E" title="#F51E1E"> </span> Oxygen, O: red<br></dd></dl>
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2011-01-22
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