Butanediol
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Butanediol may refer to:
- 1,2-Butanediol1,2-Butanediol1,2-Butanediol is a vic-diol first described by Charles-Adolphe Wurtz in 1859. It is produced industrially as a byproduct of the production of 1,4-butanediol from butadiene, and is also a byproduct of the catalytic hydrocracking of starches and sugars such as sorbitol to ethylene glycol and...
- 1,3-Butanediol1,3-Butanediol1,3-Butanediol is an organic chemical, an alcohol. It is commonly used as a solvent for food flavouring agents and is a co-monomer used in certain polyurethane and polyester resins. It is one of four stable isomers of butanediol. In biology, 1,3-butanediol is used as a hypoglycaemic agent....
- 1,4-Butanediol1,4-Butanediol1,4-Butanediol is the organic compound with the formula HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH. This colorless viscous liquid is derived from butane by placement of alcohol groups at each end of the chain. It is one of four stable isomers of butanediol.-Synthesis:...
- 2,3-Butanediol2,3-Butanediol2,3-Butanediol is a chemical compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Its formula is C4H10O2. It is one of the constitutional isomers of butanediol....