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1-butyne
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1-Butyne is an organic compound with the formula . It is a terminal alkyne. The compound is a common terminal alkyne substrate in diverse studies of catalysis. It is a colorless combustible gas. In 2017, was produced in the USA.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6
- Molecular weight
- 54.09 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- but-1-yne
- SMILES
- CCC#C
- InChIKey
- KDKYADYSIPSCCQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.3
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₆
- canonical SMILES
- CCC#C
- Commons category
- 1-Butyne
- electric dipole moment
- 0.80
- ionization energy
- 10.18
- melting point
- -125.72
- boiling point
- 8.08
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1-Butyne is an organic compound with the formula . It is a terminal alkyne. The compound is a common terminal alkyne substrate in diverse studies of catalysis. It is a colorless combustible gas. In 2017, was produced in the USA.
1-Butyne participates in reactions typical for terminal alkynes, such as alkyne metathesis, hydrogenation, condensation with formaldehyde. Based on its heat of combustion, it is slightly more stable than its isomer 2-butyne.
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