1-Butanol

PubChem CID:263
Structure:
Chemical Safety:
FlammableFlammable
CorrosiveCorrosive
IrritantIrritant
Molecular Formula:C4H10O or CH3(CH2)3OH or CH3CH2CH2CH2OH or C4H9OH
Synonyms:
1-butanol
Butan-1-ol
butanol
n-butanol
Butyl alcohol
Molecular Weight:
74.12 g/mol
Dates:
  • Modify:
    2020-02-15
  • Create:
    2004-09-16
1-Butanol, which is also known as n-butanol or 1-butanol or butyl alcohol (sometimes also called biobutanol when produced biologically), is an alcohol with a 4 carbon structure and the molecular formula of C4H10O. It is primarily used as a solvent, as an intermediate in chemical synthesis, and as a fuel. There are four isomeric structures for butanol. The straight chain isomer with the alcohol at an internal carbon is sec-butanol or 2-butanol. The branched isomer with the alcohol at a terminal carbon is isobutanol, and the branched isomer with the alcohol at the internal carbon is tert-butanol. 1-Butanol is produced in small amounts by gut microbial fermenetation through the butanoate metabolic pathway.
N-butyl alcohol is a colorless liquid. Used in organic chemical synthesis, plasticizers, detergents, etc.

1Structures

1.12D Structure

Chemical Structure Depiction
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1.23D Conformer

1.3Crystal Structures