43758

(±)-1,2,4-Butanetriol

analytical standard

• Linear Formula: HOCH₂CH₂CH(OH)CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 3068-00-6
• Molecular Weight: 106.12
• Beilstein: 1733456
• EC Number: 221-323-5
• MDL number: MFCD00002929
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756388
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Agency: ASTM^® D6584
• Assay: ≥97.0% (GC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• refractive index: n20/D 1.473 (lit.); n20/D 1.474
• bp: 190-191 °C/18 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 1.184 g/mL at 20 °C; 1.19 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental
• format: neat
• SMILES string: OCCC(O)CO
• InChI: 1S/C4H10O3/c5-2-1-4(7)3-6/h4-7H,1-3H2
• InChI key: ARXKVVRQIIOZGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

1,2,4-Butanetriol (BT) is an important precursor utilized for the synthesis of the energetic material butanetriol trinitrate and several other chemicals. BT is also useful in the manufacture of plasticizers, polymers, cationic lipids, and pharmaceutical compounds.

Application

1,2,4-Butanetriol may be used as an internal standard for the determination of glycerol, and mono-, di-, and triglycerides in vegetable oil methyl esters by capillary gas chromatography and gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (GC-FID).

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Legal Information

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Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS07
• Signal Word: Warning
• Hazard Statements: H315,H319,H335
• Precautionary Statements: P261 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• Target Organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 370.4 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 188 °C - closed cup