3-Butyn-1-ol

CAS: 927-74-2

Ref. TR-B809750

Product Information

• Name: 3-Butyn-1-ol
• Synonyms: (2-Hydroxyethyl)acetylene, 1-Butyn-4-ol, 1-Hydroxy-3-butyne, 3-Butynol, 3-Butynyl Alcohol, 4-Hydroxy-1-butyne, NSC 9708
• Brand: TRC

Description

Stability Volatile
Applications 3-Butyn-1-ol is an unsaturated alcohol that is used as a reagent to synthesize Kainic acid (K135000), a neuroexcitatory and neurotoxic analogue of glutamate that is utilized as a means to selectively lesion neuronal cell bodies. 3-Butyn-1-ol is also an important intermediate to prepare a variety of natural products in food and cosmetic industries.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Anderson, J. & Whiting, M.: J. Org. Chem., 68, 6160 (2003); Ben-Ari, Y., et al.: Brain Res., 165, 3362 (1979); Olney, J., et al.: Brain Res., 77, 507 (1974); Yu, X., et al.: Org. Prep. Proc. Int., 38, 467 (2006)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 70.09
• Formula: C₄H₆O
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-2-3-4-5/h1,5H,3-4H2
• InChI key: InChIKey=VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C#CCCO