1,4-Butanediol

• Formula: C₄H₁₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 90.1210
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h5-6H,1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WERYXYBDKMZEQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 110-63-4
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• Other names: Diol 14B; Sucol B; Tetramethylene glycol; 1,4-Butylene glycol; 1,4-Dihydroxybutane; 1,4-Tetramethylene glycol; Butane-1,4-diol; Butanediol; 1,4-BD; Tetramethylene 1,4-diol; BDO; Butylene glycol; Dabco BDO; Butane diol-1,4; NSC 406696
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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

References

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Gardner and Hussain, 1972
Gardner, P.J.; Hussain, K.S., The Standard Enthalpies of Formation of Some Aliphatic Diols, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1972, 4, 819. [all data]

Lipkin and Layloff, 1970
Lipkin, D.; Layloff, T., Cyclic Sulfite and Sulfate Esters of Polymethylene Glycols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1970, 15, 450. [all data]

Mellan, 1962
Mellan, I., Polyhydric Alcohols, Spartan Books: Washington, DC, 1962. [all data]

Saegebarth, 1962
Saegebarth, K.A., , 1962. [all data]

Anonymous, 1958
Anonymous, P., , 1958. [all data]

Adkins and Billica, 1948
Adkins, H.; Billica, H.R., The Hydrogenation of Esters to Alcohols at 15 - 150 deg, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 3121-5. [all data]

Kirner and Richter, 1929
Kirner, W.R.; Richter, G.H., Tetramethylene Glycol and Tetramethylene Chlorohydrin, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 2503-6. [all data]

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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