N-Butanol 5417532 219454701 2008-06-15T08:55:59Z 67.171.43.170 {{lowercase}} {{Chembox new | Name = Butanol | ImageFile = Butan-1-ol-2D-skeletal.png | ImageName = 1-Butanol: skeletal structure | ImageFile1 = Butan-1-ol-3D-vdW.png | ImageName1 = 1-Butanol: 3D space-filling structure | IUPACName = Butan-1-ol | OtherNames = Butanol<br />1-Butanol<br />''n''-Butanol<br />''normal''-Butanol<br />Butyl alcohol<br />Butyric alcohol<br />Propylcarbinol | Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers | SMILES = CCCCO | CASNo = 71-36-3 | RTECS = EO1400000 }} | Section2 = {{Chembox Properties | Formula = C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O, BuOH | MolarMass = 74.12 g/mol | Appearance = clear liquid | Density = 0.8098 g/cm³ @ 20 °C, liquid | Solubility = 9.1 mL/100 mL H<sub>2</sub>O at 25 °C | MeltingPt = −89.5 °C (183.7 K) | BoilingPt = 117.73 °C (390.9 K) | Viscosity = 3 [[Poise|cP]] at 25°C }} | Section3 = {{Chembox Structure | MolShape = | Coordination = | CrystalStruct = | Dipole = 1.52 [[Debye|D]] (1-butanol) }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | ExternalMSDS = [http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C1400.html External MSDS] | MainHazards = flammable | NFPA-H = 1 | NFPA-F = 3 | NFPA-R = | FlashPt = 37 °C (99 °F) | RPhrases = {{R10}} {{R22}} {{R37/38}}<br />{{R41}} {{R67}} | SPhrases = {{S7/9}} {{S13}} {{S26}}<br />{{S37/39}} {{S46}} }} | Section8 = {{Chembox Related | Function = [[alcohol]]s | OtherFunctn = [[Propan-1-ol|Propanol]], [[Pentanol]],<br />[[Isobutanol]], [[2-Butanol]],<br />[[tert-Butanol]] | OtherCpds = [[Butyraldehyde]], [[Butyric acid]],<br />[[Butylene]] }} }} '''''n''-Butanol''' or ''n''-butyl alcohol (sometimes also called ''biobutanol'' when produced biologically), is a primary [[alcohol]] with a 4 [[carbon]] structure and the [[molecular formula]] of [[Carbon|C]]<sub>4</sub>[[Hydrogen|H]]<sub>10</sub>[[Oxygen|O]]. It belongs to the higher alcohols and branched-chain alcohols. <ref>[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v451/n7174/abs/nature06450.html Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels : Abstract : Nature<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Alcohols}} [[Category:Alcohols]] [[Category:Alcohol solvents]]