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B84904

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2,3-Butanediol

98%

Synonym(s):

2,3-Butylene glycol

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CH(OH)CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
90.12
Beilstein:
969165
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.433 (lit.)

bp

183-184 °C (lit.)

mp

25 °C (lit.)

density

1.002 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(O)C(C)O

InChI

1S/C4H10O2/c1-3(5)4(2)6/h3-6H,1-2H3

InChI key

OWBTYPJTUOEWEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) is used as precursor in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates and methyl ethyl ketone.

Application

  • CRISPR/Cas9 in Pichia pastoris: 2,3-Butanediol (BDO) is used in the construction of P. pastoris cell factories as a representative example to demonstrate the procedures for integrating multiple heterologous genes using the CRISPR-based multiplex genome integration toolkit (Gao et al., 2024).
  • Antifungal activity in sorghum: 2,3-butanediol, a metabolite of A. oryzae YRA3, can induce the production of root exudates which modulate the growth of the rhizospheric fungi and bacteria (Rashad et al., 2023).

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

185.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

85 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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