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1-Butanol

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BioRenewable, ACS reagent, ≥99.4%

Synonym(s):

n-Butanol, Butyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.12
Beilstein:
969148
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.05

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

Assay

≥99.4%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

649 °F

expl. lim.

11.2 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Use of Renewable Feedstocks
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renewable carbon content

100%

impurities

≤0.0008 meq/g Titr. acid
≤0.01% butyraldehyde
≤0.1% water
≤0.2% butyl ether

evapn. residue

≤0.005%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.399 (lit.)

bp

116-118 °C (lit.)

mp

−90 °C (lit.)

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

CCCCO

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product is 100% biorenewable and thus aligns with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries" and "Use of Renewable Feedstocks". Click here for more information.
This ACS grade 1-Butanol is a drop-in replacement for traditional 1-Butanol applications. Made from 100% renewable carbon (verified through C14 ASTM D6866-16 testing) and produced in an environmentally-friendly way which reduces the carbon footprint of production and reduces reliance on fossil-fuels.
It is also free from many contaminants that are present in petroleum derived 1-Butanol, such as isobutanol and aldehydes.

Application

Drop-in replacement for all 1-Butanol applications. Does not affect change in procedure or equipment.

1-Butanol may be used in applications such as:
  • Extraction and purification of compounds
  • Solvent in chemical synthesis
  • Intermediate in polymer synthesis
  • Adhesives and sealants formulation
  • Coatings

Features and Benefits

  • ASTM D6866 - Standard Test Methods for Determining the Biobased Content
  • Renewable Carbon Content – ≥99.9%
  • Made from Renewable Resource
  • Replacement for Petroleum-based 1-Butanol

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

95.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

35 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup


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E Gavini et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 307(1), 9-15 (2005-11-01)
The nasal route is used both for local therapies and, more recently, for the systemic administration of drugs, as well as for the delivery of peptides and vaccines. In this study the nasal administration of Carbamazepine (CBZ) has been studied
The kinetics of the triethylamine-catalyzed reaction of diisocyanates with 1-butanol in toluene.
Burkus J and Eckert CF.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 80(22), 5948-5950 (1958)
Acid-base properties of silica-aluminas: use of 1-butanol dehydration as a test reaction.
Berteau P, et al.
Applied Catalysis, 70(1), 307-323 (1991)
Prasenjit Seal et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 117(2), 275-282 (2012-12-19)
In the present work, we study the H atom abstraction reactions by hydroxyl radical at all five sites of 1-butanol. Multistructural variational transition state theory (MS-VTST) was employed to estimate the five thermal rate constants. MS-VTST utilizes a multifaceted dividing
C R Shen et al.
Metabolic engineering, 10(6), 312-320 (2008-09-09)
Production of higher alcohols via the keto-acid intermediates found in microorganism's native amino-acid pathways has recently shown promising results. In this work, an Escherichia coli strain that produces 1-butanol and 1-propanol from glucose was constructed. The strain first converts glucose

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