1,4-Dibromo-2-butanol

Ref. 3D-FD173095

Product Information

• Name: 1,4-Dibromo-2-butanol
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: Leucovorin is a form of folic acid that is used in the treatment of certain types of leukemia. It is an essential component of the reaction system that converts 1,4-dibromo-2-butanol to adriamycin. Leucovorin has been shown to be active against leukemia HL-60 cells, which are resistant to both adriamycin and methotrexate. The drug has also been shown to have some activity against promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells and Molt-4 lymphocytic leukemia cells.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 231.91 g/mol
• Formula: C₄H₈Br₂O
• Purity: Min. 95%
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8Br2O/c5-2-1-4(7)3-6/h4,7H,1-3H2
• InChI key: InChIKey=PSSRAPMBSMSACN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: OC(CBr)CCBr