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1,3-butadiene

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1,3-butadiene

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Also known as alpha,gamma-butadiene, biethylene, bivinyl, butadiene, divinyl, erythrene, vinylethylene, buta-1,3-diene

1,3-Butadiene () is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CH-CH=CH2. It is a colorless gas that is easily condensed to a liquid. It is important industrially as a precursor to synthetic rubber. The molecule can be viewed as the union of two vinyl groups. It is the simplest conjugated diene.

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1,3-butadiene, also identified by the IUPAC name buta-1,3-diene, is a chemical compound with the formula C₄H₆. Its canonical SMILES notation is C=CC=C, and it has a molecular mass of 54.047. The substance possesses a density of 0.65 and a refractive index of 1.4292. It has an electric dipole moment of 0, an ionization energy of 9.07, and an xlogp value of 2. The compound has no hydrogen bond donors or acceptors and carries a charge of 0.

Physical properties include a melting point of -108.9 and -164, and a boiling point of 24 and -4.41. The vapor pressure is 2.4, and the flash point is -105. Flammability limits range from a lower limit of 2 to an upper limit of 12. Exposure limits are defined with a time-weighted average of 2.21, a short-term limit of 11.05, and a ceiling limit of 0. The immediately dangerous to life or health concentration is 4420.

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Chemical data

Formula
C4H6
Molecular weight
54.09 g/mol
IUPAC name
buta-1,3-diene
SMILES
C=CC=C
InChIKey
KAKZBPTYRLMSJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Research

2,696 papers

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Wikidata facts

Mass
54.047
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Commons category
Butadiene
melting point
-164
lower flammable limit
2
upper flammable limit
12
canonical SMILES
C=CC=C
chemical formula
C₄H₆
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0067
density
0.65
immediately dangerous to life or health
4420
boiling point
-4.41
vapor pressure
2.4
flash point
-105
ionization energy
9.07
time-weighted average exposure limit
2.21
ceiling exposure limit
0
short-term exposure limit
11.05
found in taxon
oryza molida
refractive index
1.4292
electric dipole moment
0
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Production
  • Extraction from C<sub>4</sub> hydrocarbons
  • From dehydrogenation of ''n''-butane
  • From ethanol
  • From butenes
  • For laboratory use
  • Uses
  • Structure, conformation, and stability
  • Reactions
  • Environmental health and safety
  • Data sheet
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

1,3-Butadiene () is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CH-CH=CH2. It is a colorless gas that is easily condensed to a liquid. It is important industrially as a precursor to synthetic rubber. The molecule can be viewed as the union of two vinyl groups. It is the simplest conjugated diene.

Butadiene undergoes chemical degradation in the atmosphere, but it can nevertheless be found in low levels in the air of urban and suburban areas due to emission by motor vehicles.

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