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butane-1,4-diol

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CHEBI:41189
Name
butane-1,4-diol
Ontology
Synonyms
butane-1,4-diol, 1,4-BD, 1,4-BUTANEDIOL, 1,4-butylene glycol, 1,4-dihydroxybutane, 1,4-tetramethylene glycol, HO(CH2)4OH, HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH, tetramethylene 1,4-diol, tetramethylene glycol
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Definition
A butanediol that is butane in which one hydrogen of each of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group. A colourless, water-miscible, viscous liquid at room temperature (m.p. 16degreeC) with a high boiling point (230degreeC), it is mainly used for the production of other organic chemicals, particularly the solvent oxolane (also known as tetrahydrofuran or THF). [source: unknown]
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Parents of butane-1,4-diol (CHEBI:41189)
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butane-1,4-diol [is_a relation] is_a  butanediol (CHEBI:52684)
butane-1,4-diol [is_a relation] is_a  glycol (CHEBI:13643)
butane-1,4-diol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  protic solvent (CHEBI:48356)
butane-1,4-diol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  prodrug (CHEBI:50266)
butane-1,4-diol [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  neurotoxin (CHEBI:50910)

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