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Butyl alcohol

≥99.9%, FCC

Synonym(s):

1-Butanol, n-Butanol, Butyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3OH
CAS Number:
71-36-3
Molecular Weight:
74.12
FEMA Number:
2178
Beilstein:
969148
EC Number:
200-751-6
Council of Europe no.:
52
MDL number:
MFCD00002964
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24900890
Flavis number:
2.004

biological source

synthetic

grade

Kosher

reg. compliance

FCC
FDA 21 CFR 172.515

vapor density

2.55 (vs air)

Assay

≥99.9%

autoignition temp.

649 °F

expl. lim.

11.2 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.399 (lit.)

bp

116-118 °C (lit.)

mp

−90 °C (lit.)

density

0.81 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

banana; vanilla

SMILES string

CCCCO

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI key

LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

95.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

35 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Joel G Davis et al.
Nature, 491(7425), 582-585 (2012-11-23)
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R W Wulkan et al.
The International journal of biochemistry, 18(11), 1045-1051 (1986-01-01)
The butanol extraction method of Morton (1950), a routine step in enzyme purification, is discussed with special reference to a hydrophobic form of alkaline phosphatase from human liver tissue. This form slowly precipitates from butanol-extracted liver tissue homogenates stored at
Pazhamalai Anbarasan et al.
Nature, 491(7423), 235-239 (2012-11-09)
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Kazuhiro Yamamoto et al.
European heart journal, 25(14), 1221-1229 (2004-07-13)
Ventricular fibrosis is promoted by many effectors that chronically activate phospholipase D (PLD), and induces cardiac dysfunction and heart failure in cardiovascular diseases. Since ethanolamine is a product of PLD, we hypothesised that an administration of an analogue of ethanolamine
Jie Yao et al.
Nature communications, 5, 5670-5670 (2014-11-29)
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