PRODUCTS

BDO (1,4-BUTANEDIOL)

CAS NUMBER: 110-63-4

EC NUMBER: 203-786-5

MOLECULAR FORMULA: HO(CH₂)₄OH

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 90.12 g/mol

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a primary alcohol, and an organic compound, with the formula HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless viscous liquid.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is one of four stable isomers of butanediol.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also manufactured on an industrial scale from maleic anhydride in the Davy process, which is first converted to the methyl maleate ester, then hydrogenated.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used industrially as a solvent and in the manufacture of some types of plastics, elastic fibers and polyurethanes.
In organic chemistry, 1,4-butanediol is used for the synthesis of γ-butyrolactone (GBL).

In the presence of phosphoric acid and high temperature, BDO (1,4-Butanediol) dehydrates to the important solvent tetrahydrofuran.
At about 200 °C in the presence of soluble ruthenium catalysts, BDO (1,4-Butanediol) undergoes dehydrogenation to form butyrolactone.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used to synthesize BDO (1,4-Butanediol) diglycidyl ether which is then used as a reactive diluent for epoxy resins.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also used as a recreational drug.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) exerts effects similar to γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which is a metabolic product of 1,4-butanediol.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) has been proposed as a further development of BDO (1,4-Butanediol) as a recreational drug.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is rapidly converted into GHB by the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, and differing levels of these enzymes may account for differences in effects and side effects between users.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) seems to have two types of pharmacological actions.

The major psychoactive effects of 1,4-butanediol are because it is metabolized into GHB; however there is a study suggesting that 1,4-butanediol may have potential alcohol-like pharmacological effects on its own.
1,4-butanediol is only safe in small amounts.

1,4-butanediol appears as odorless colorless liquid or solid.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a butanediol that is butane in which one hydrogen of each of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group.

A colourless, water-miscible, viscous liquid at room temperature (m.p. 16℃) with a high boiling point (230℃), BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is mainly used for the production of other organic chemicals, particularly the solvent oxolane.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) has a role as a neurotoxin, a protic solvent and a prodrug.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a butanediol and a glycol.
1,4 Butanediol a colorless, organic liquid derived from butane by placement of alcohol groups at each end of the chain.

1,4 Butanediol is one of four stable isomers of butanediol.
In the presence of phosphoric acid and high temperature, BDO (1,4-Butanediol) dehydrates to the important solvent tetrahydrofuran.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used industrially as a solvent and in the manufacture of some types of plastics and fibers.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a chemical.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used industrially to make floor stripper, paint thinner, and other solvent products.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is sometimes used in supplements as a substitute for illegal substances such as gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB).

Unfortunately, 1,4-butanediol is just as dangerous as GBL and GHB.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a straight chain glycol with hydroxyl groups on both ends.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is an industrial solvent and intermediate used in the production of various plastics and polymers.
1,4-butanediol is a colourless, viscous liquid with a melting point of 20.1°C and a boiling point of 230°C.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) has a relatively low vapour pressure
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also used as a plasticiser, as a carrier solvent in printing ink, a cleaning agent, an adhesive (in leather, plastics, polyester laminates and polyurethane footwear), in agricultural and veterinary chemicals and in coatings.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also reportedly used as a solvent in cosmetic formulations and as a humectant in pharmaceuticals.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is produced by hydroformylation of allyl alcohol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen, which is then followed by hydrogenation.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless liquid with high boiling point and low toxicity.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is commonly used as a solvent in the chemical industry to manufacture gamma-butyrolactone and elastic fibers like spandex.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used as a cross-linking agent for thermoplastic urethanes, polyester plasticizers, paints and coatings.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) undergoes dehydration in the presence of phosphoric acid yielded teterahydrofuran, which is an important solvent used for various applications.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) acts an intermediate and is used to manufacture polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyurethane (PU).
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) finds application as an industrial cleaner and a glue remover.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is derived from butane by placement of alcohol groups at each end of the chain.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is one of four stable isomers of butanediol.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used industrially as a solvent and in the manufacture of some types of plastics and fibers.

In organic chemistry, 1,4-butanediol is used for the synthesis of γ-butyrolactone (GBL).
In the presence of phosphoric acid and high temperature, BDO (1,4-Butanediol) dehydrates to the important solvent tetrahydrofuran.

In BDO (1,4-Butanediol)s industrial synthesis, acetylene reacts with two equivalents of formaldehyde to form 1,4-butynediol, also known as but-2-yne-1,4-diol.
This type of process is illustrative of what is known.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) can also be manufactured on an industrial scale by the vapour phase hydrogenation of the esters and anhydrides of maleic acid and succinic acid.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) exerts effects similar to γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which is a metabolic product of 1,4-butanediol.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is converted into GHB by the enzymes alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase and differing levels of these enzymes may account for differences in effects and side effects between users.
Because these enzymes are also responsible for metabolizing alcohol there is a strong chance of a dangerous drug interaction.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a high-quality intermediate.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) and its derivatives are widely used for producing plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibers.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) and its derivatives is used in a broad spectrum of applications in the chemical industry; amongst others in the manufacturing of technical plastics, polyurethanes, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibres.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also a building block for the synthesis of polyesterpolyols and polyetherpolyols.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used in synthesis of polyurethane and polyesters , paints and coatings, copolyester hot melt and solvent-borne adhesives.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) (1,4-BDO) versatile chemical intermediate because of its terminal, primary hydroxyl groups and its hydrophobic and chemical resistant nature.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is an industrial chemical, and is illicitly used as a substitute to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB).
BDO (1,4-Butanediol)s are structurally similar to GHB and there is a large body of evidence to confirm that GBL and BD are converted to GHB after oral administration.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) has the molecular formula C4H10O2 and the molecular weight 90.12 g/mol.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless, viscous liquid.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is an industrial chemical intermediate that is used to make other industrial chemicals.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) has no household applications and is not available at retail to walk-in customers.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is typically diverted by being sold as a cleaner or paint-stripper.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is efficiently converted into GHB in the body.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is not typically used as a chemical precursor for clandestine manufacturing of GHB.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is heat and light sensitive.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) reacts with acid chlorides, acid anhydrides and chloroformates.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) also reacts with oxidizing agents and reducing agents.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is incompatible with isocyanates and acids.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also incompatible with peroxides, perchloric acid, sulfuric acid, hypochlorous acid, nitric acid, caustics, acetaldehyde, nitrogen peroxide and chlorine.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless viscous liquid diol that can be obtained by 4 different processes.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is 100% bio-based and biodegradable.

1,4 Butanediol, commonly known as BDO, is an organic compound predominantly used as a solvent in industrial cleaners and glue removers such as tetrahydrofuran (THF).
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a saturated carbon-4 straight-chain dibasic alcohol.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless and almost odorless viscous liquid at room temperature.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is an important intermediate chemical for tetrahydrofuran and polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), polyurethane (PU), and other solvents.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol)s are widely used in fibers, engineering plastics, medicines, cosmetics, artificial leather, pesticides, plasticizers, hardener, solvent and rust remover, etc.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a primary alcohol.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless viscous liquid.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is mainly used for the production of other organic chemicals particularly the solvent tetrahydrofuran.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is hygroscopic, colorless and almost odorless grade.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used in the production of polyether diols, urethane and polyester polymers.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a primary alcohol as well as an organic compound that is used in the manufacturing of many industrial applications such as plastics, pesticides, medicine, solvents, makeup and others.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a diol of butane with two hydroxyl groups.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a colorless, viscous liquid derived from butane by placement of alcohol groups at each end of its molecular chain and is one of four stable isomers of butanediol.the hydroxyl function of each end group of the Butanediol reacts with different mono- and bifunctional reagents: for example with dicarboxylic acids to polyesters, with diisocyanates to polyurethanes, or with phosgene to polycarbonates.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a high-quality intermediate.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) and its derivatives are widely used for producing plastics, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibers.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is also a building block for the synthesis of polyesterpolyols and polyetherpolyols.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) and its derivatives is used in a broad spectrum of applications in the chemical industry; amongst others in the manufacturing of technical plastics, polyurethanes, solvents, electronic chemicals and elastic fibres.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used in the synthesis of epothilones, a new class of cancer drugs.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol)'s largest use is within tetrahydrofuran (THF) production, used to make polytetramethylene ether glycol, which goes mainly into spandex fibers, urethane elastomers, and copolyester ethers.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is commonly used as a solvent in the chemical industry to manufacture gamma-butyrolactone and elastic fibers like spandex.

1,4-butanediol is also used as a plasticiser (e.g. in polyesters and cellulosics), as a carrier solvent in printing ink, a cleaning agent, an adhesive (in leather, plastics, polyester laminates and polyurethane footwear), in agricultural and veterinary chemicals and in coatings (in paints, varnishes and films).
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is a solvent with good antimicrobial action.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) enhances the preservative activity of parabens.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) also serves as a humectant and viscosity controller, and to mask odor.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is heat and light sensitive.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) reacts with acid chlorides, acid anhydrides and chloroformates; reacts with oxidizing agents and reducing agents.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is incompatible with isocyanates and acids; also incompatible with peroxides, perchloric acid, sulfuric acid, hypochlorous acid, nitric acid, caustics, acetaldehyde, nitrogen peroxide and chlorine.

APPLICATION:

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is commonly used as a solvent in the chemical industry to manufacture gamma-butyrolactone and elastic fibers like spandex.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) is used as a cross-linking agent for thermoplastic urethanes, polyester plasticizers, paints and coatings.

BDO (1,4-Butanediol) undergoes dehydration in the presence of phosphoric acid yielded teterahydrofuran, which is an important solvent used for various applications.
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) acts an intermediate and is used to manufacture polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyurethane (PU).
BDO (1,4-Butanediol) finds application as an industrial cleaner and a glue remover.

- in the production of reactive diluants

- in the production of instrument disinfectants

- as a carrier liquid for ultrasonic application in metal degreasing

- in cast resin / epoxy resins

- in the production of Polybtuylenterephthalat (with DMT or TPA)

- for the manufacture of various chemical products such as 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate or Butandiodiglycidylether (BDDE)

PROPERTIES:

-Boiling point:228 °C (1013 hPa)

-Density: 1.02 g/cm3 (20 °C)

-Explosion limit: 1.95 - 18.3 %(V)

-Flash point: 134 °C

-Ignition temperature: 385 °C

-Melting Point: 16 °C

-pH value: 7 - 8 (500 g/l, H₂O, 20 °C)

-Vapor pressure: <0.1 hPa (20 °C)

-Viscosity kinematic: 83.2 mm2/s (20 °C)

SPECIFICATION:

-Quality Level: 200

-vapor density: 3.1 (vs air)

-assay: 99%

-form: solid or viscous liquid

-autoignition temp.: 698 °F

-refractive index: n20/D 1.445 (lit.)

-bp: 230 °C (lit.)

-mp: 16 °C (lit.)

-density: 1.017 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

STORAGE:

Store below +30°C.

SYNONYM:

1,4-Butylene glycol
Tetramethylene glycol
1,4-Dihydroxybutane
1,4-Tetramethylene glycol
Tetramethylene 1,4-diol
Sucol B
1,4-BD
DIOL 14B
UNII-7XOO2LE6G3
HO(CH2)4OH
NSC 406696
MFCD00002968
HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH
7XOO2LE6G3
CHEBI:41189
DSSTox_CID_4666
Agrisynth B1D
DSSTox_RID_77492
DSSTox_GSID_24666
BDO
BU1
CAS-110-63-4
CCRIS 5984