1,2-Epoxybutane / 1 L
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Properties
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Flash Point (C) | -15 °C - closed cup |
| Flash Point (F) | 5.0 °F - closed cup |
| Vapor Density | 2.2 (vs air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 140 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Density | 0.829 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 63 °C (lit.) |
Product Description
1,2-Epoxybutane, also known as ethylene oxide, is a chemical compound used primarily as a precursor in the production of various chemicals, including solvents, surfactants, and glycols. It is highly reactive and flammable.
Application:
1,2-Epoxybutane finds application in industries such as pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and chemical manufacturing. It is used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of solvents, surfactants, and glycols, as well as in sterilization processes.
Articles:
- Formation of Gallaoxetanes: C–O Activation of 1,2-Epoxybutane by Ground-State Ga Atoms
Publication Date: September 7, 2011
Helen A. Joly, Luc Beaudet, Michelle Levesque, and Maxine Myre
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp206717a
- Insights into the behavior of ethylene oxide-1,2-epoxybutane diblock copolymers in water as a function of temperature and the presence of colloidal silica
Publication Date: Available online 25 July 2020
Kebede Beshah, Robert Campbell, Florin Dan, Edward Daugs, James DeFelippis, Junsi Gu, Eric Wasserman, Wenshiue Owen Young
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.07.101
- Phosphazene/triisobutylaluminum-promoted anionic ring-opening polymerization of 1,2-epoxybutane initiated by secondary carbamates
Publication Date: 13 Jun 2017
L. Hassouna, N. Illy and P. Guégan