Product Name: 1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE
Synonyms: 1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE;1-hydroxy-2-butanon;2-Butanone, 1-hydroxy-;2-Butanone,1-hydroxy-;1-hydroxybutan-2-one
CAS: 5077-67-8
MF: C4H8O2
MW: 88.11
EINECS: 225-790-6
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Mol File: 5077-67-8.mol
1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE Structure
1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE Chemical Properties
Melting point 15°C (estimate)
Boiling point 160.05°C
density 1.0272
FEMA 3173 | 1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE
refractive index 1.4189
pka 12.96±0.10(Predicted)
JECFA Number 1717
EPA Substance Registry System 2-Butanone, 1-hydroxy- (5077-67-8)
Safety Information
RIDADR 1993
HazardClass 3.2
PackingGroup III
MSDS Information
1-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE Usage And Synthesis
Description May be synthesized from l-chlorobutan-2-one by hydrolysis or by heating the chloro compound with potassium formate in methanol; the ethyl ester may be prepared by bacterial oxidation of the corresponding glycol with Aspergillus niger.
Chemical Properties Colorless liquid
Occurrence Reported found in coffee and mushrooms.
Preparation From 1-chlorobutan-2-one by hydrolysis or by heating the chloro compound with potassium formate in methanol; the ethyl ester may be prepared by bacterial oxidation of the corresponding glycol with Aspergillus niger.
Taste threshold values Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: brown, oily and alcoholic with toasted grain notes.
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