2425-79-8

Clear yellow liquid

Clear pale yellow liquid.

1,4-BUTANEDIOL DIGLYCIDYL ETHER(2425-79-8) reacts with acids.

Hygroscopic. Water soluble

This chemical is combustible.

1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether is a reactive diluent in epoxy resins.

The compound results from condensation of butanediol with epichlorohydrin followed by dehydrochlorination with caustic.

Nonflammable

A2 year dermal cancer bioassay was conducted in CF1 mice at doses of 0%, 0.05%, and 0.2% in acetone . Treatment did not adversely affect survival, did not increase the incidence of skin tumors, and did not result in significant skin irritation. There were no statistically significant increases in incidence of any systemic tumors, except for lymphatic tumors in females. Because there was a high background incidence of this tumor type in CF1 mice used in the testing laboratory , there was no clear evidence of 1,4-BDDGE-induced carcinogenicity.