1,2-Butanediol

1,2-Butanediol
Molecular formula of 1,2-Butanediol
Butanediol molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Butane-1,2-diol
Other names
1,2-Dihydroxybutane
α-Butylene glycol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 209-527-2
RTECS number
  • EK0380000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c1-2-4(6)3-5/h4-6H,2-3H2,1H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H10O2/c1-2-4(6)3-5/h4-6H,2-3H2,1H3
    Key: BMRWNKZVCUKKSR-UHFFFAOYAV
  • OCC(O)CC
  • CCC(CO)O
Properties[1]
C4H10O2
Molar mass 90.121 g/mol
Density 1.0023 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point −50 °C (−58 °F; 223 K)[note 1]
Boiling point 195 to 196.9 °C (383.0 to 386.4 °F; 468.1 to 470.0 K) (96.5 °C at 10 mmHg)
miscible
Solubility soluble in ethanol, acetone; sparingly soluble in esters and ethers; insoluble in hydrocarbons
1.4378 (20 °C)
Viscosity 7.3 mPa·s (20 °C)
Thermochemistry
−532.8 kJ/mol [2]
−2479 kJ/mol
Hazards[3]
Flash point 90 °C (194 °F; 363 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0395
Related compounds
Related butanediols
 1,3-Butanediol
1,4-Butanediol
2,3-Butanediol
Related compounds
 Ethylene glycol
Propylene glycol
2-Hydroxybutyraldehyde
2-Hydroxybutyric acid
α-Ketobutyric acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2-Butanediol is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2(HO)CHCH2CH3. It is classified as a vic-diol (glycol). It is chiral, although typically it is encountered as the racemic mixture. It is a colorless liquid.

  1. ^ Weast, Robert C., ed. (1981). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (62nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. C-190. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8..
  2. ^ Moureu, H.; Dode, M. (1937), "Chaleurs de formation de l'oxyde d'ethylene, de l'ethanediol et de quelques homologues", Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 4: 637–47.
  3. ^ 1,2-Butanediol, International Chemical Safety Card 0395, Geneva: International Programme on Chemical Safety, March 1996.


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