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butane-1,4-diol

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A butanediol that is butane in which one hydrogen of each of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group. A colourless, water-miscible, viscous liquid at room temperature (m.p. 16degreeC) with a high boiling point (230degreeC), it is mainly used for the production of other organic chemicals, particularly the solvent oxolane (also known as tetrahydrofuran or THF).

Term info

Label

butane-1,4-diol

Synonyms
  • butane-1,4-diol
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
butane-1,4-diol [ IUPAC ]

charge

0

formula

C4H10O2

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

1,4-tetramethylene glycol, 1,4-dihydroxybutane, 1,4-BD, tetramethylene glycol, HO(CH2)4OH, HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH, 1,4-BUTANEDIOL, tetramethylene 1,4-diol, 1,4-butylene glycol

id

CHEBI:41189

inchi

InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h5-6H,1-4H2

inchikey

WERYXYBDKMZEQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

mass

90.12100

monoisotopicmass

90.06808

smiles

OCCCCO