Description / Application
Butan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is butane in which a hydrogen of one of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group. It it produced in small amounts in humans by the gut microbes. It has a role as a protic solvent, a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, a short-chain primary fatty alcohol and an alkyl alcohol.
Identities
| Molecular Formula | C4H10O |
|---|---|
| Molecular Weight | 74.12 |
| MFCD | MFCD00002964 |
Transport
| DOT UN Number | UN1120 |
|---|---|
| Hazard Class | 3 |
| Packing Group | III |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H226;H302;H315;H318;H335;H336 |
| Precautionary Statements | P210;P233;P240;P241;P242;P243;P261;P264;P270;P271;P280;P301+P312+P330;P303 +P361+P353;P304+P340+P312;P305+ P351+P338+P310;P332+P313;P362;P370 +P378;P403+P233;P403+P235;P405;P501 |