S2butanol
S2butanol is a chemical compound that refers to a specific isomer of butanol. Butanol itself is a four-carbon alcohol with the chemical formula C4H9OH. The "S2" designation indicates the stereochemistry at the second carbon atom. This means that the second carbon in the butane chain is chiral, possessing four different groups attached to it: a hydroxyl group (-OH), a methyl group (-CH3), an ethyl group (-CH2CH3), and a hydrogen atom (-H). As a result, S2butanol exists as one of two enantiomers, meaning it is a chiral molecule that is a non-superimposable mirror image of its counterpart.
The naming convention for S2butanol follows IUPAC nomenclature, specifically referring to the stereochemical configuration at the