1,2-Butylene Carbonate

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
4437-85-8

[ Name ]:
1,2-Butylene Carbonate

[Synonym ]:
MFCD00143317
4-ETHYL-1,3-DIOXOLAN-2-ONE
EINECS 403-780-4

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.107g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
238.7ºC at 760mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
-45ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C5H8O3

[ Molecular Weight ]:
116.11500

[ Flash Point ]:
128.4ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
116.04700

[ PSA ]:
35.53000

[ LogP ]:
0.93180

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.426-1.428

MSDS

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
JI4582000
CHEMICAL NAME :
1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-ethyl-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
4437-85-8
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
0108553
LAST UPDATED :
199701
DATA ITEMS CITED :
5
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C5-H8-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
116.13

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,12,1990
TYPE OF TEST :
Standard Draize test
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration into the eye
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,12,1990 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
>5 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,11,1990
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
>2 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
ATDAEI Acute Toxicity Data. Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1- 1990- Volume(issue)/page/year: 1,11,1990

Safety Information

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24/25

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 1993

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
3.2

Synthetic Route

Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

  • carbon monoxide
  • 1,2-butanediol
  • 1,2-EPOXYBUTANE
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Trimethylsulfoxonium iodide
  • Propionaldehyde

DownStream

  • Methanol
  • 1,2-butanediol

Related Compounds

  • 4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
  • vanillin 1,2-butylene glycol acetal (erythro and threo)
  • Poly(ethylene-co-1,2-butylene)diol
  • 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
  • 1,2-Propylene-d6 carbonate
  • 1-(2-METHOXYPHENYL)PIPERAZINE CARBONATE