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3-Methoxy-1-butanol

99%

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Synonym(s):
1,3-Butylene glycol 3-monomethyl ether, 3-Methoxybutanol, 3-Methoxybutyl alcohol
Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OCH3)CH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
104.15
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.416 (lit.)

density

0.928 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(C)CCO

InChI

1S/C5H12O2/c1-5(7-2)3-4-6/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChI key

JSGVZVOGOQILFM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

3-Methoxy-1-butanol can be used as:
  • A solvent in the synthesis of potassium 3-methoxy-1-butylxanthate, an intermediate used in the preparation of xanthate complexes.
  • A model compound in the study of dehydration of alcohols using CeO2 as a catalyst.
  • An intermediate to synthesize perylene diimide-based dyes applicable as the colorant of the black matrix.

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

152.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

67 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Dehydration of diols catalyzed by CeO2
Sato S, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 221(1-2), 177-183 (2004)
Novel xanthate complexes for the size-controlled synthesis of copper sulfide nanorods
Al-Shakban M, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 56(15), 9247-9254 (2017)
Synthesis of bay-linked perylene dimers with enhanced solubility for high optical density black matrix material
Yuk SB, et al.
Dyes and Pigments, 171, 107695-107695 (2019)
Yanqin Gao et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 142(21), 214505-214505 (2015-06-08)
The dielectric relaxations in six primary and secondary alkoxy alcohols with varying molecular size and different separation between -O- and hydroxyl group are studied at temperatures around glass transition. The analyses of the apparent full width at half maximum of

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