Structure via PubChem · Public domain (PubChem)
1,2-butanediol
Sign in to saveAlso known as Butane-1,2-diol, 1,2-Dihydroxybutane, α-Butylene glycol, 1,2-(Dihydroxy)butane, Ethylethylene glycol, alpha-Butyleneglycol, alpha-Butylene glycol, 1,2-Butylene glycol
1,2-Butanediol is the organic compound with the formula HOCH(HO)CHCHCH. It is classified as a vic-diol (glycol). It is chiral, although typically it is encountered as the racemic mixture. It is a colorless liquid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 90.12 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- butane-1,2-diol
- SMILES
- CCC(CO)O
- InChIKey
- BMRWNKZVCUKKSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.2
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
via PubChem
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Preparation
- Applications
- Safety
- Notes
- References
- External links
1,2-Butanediol is the organic compound with the formula HOCH(HO)CHCHCH. It is classified as a vic-diol (glycol). It is chiral, although typically it is encountered as the racemic mixture. It is a colorless liquid.
==Preparation== This diol was first described by Charles-Adolphe Wurtz in 1859.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “1,2-butanediol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.