Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 05:21:06 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 22:45:20 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0034217
Metabolite Identification
Common Name1,2-butandiol
Description1,2-butandiol, also known as a-butylene glycol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,2-diols. These are polyols containing an alcohol group at two adjacent positions. 1,2-butandiol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). A butanediol in which the two hydroxy groups are located at positions 1 and 2.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1,2-(Dihydroxy)butaneChEBI
1,2-ButanediolChEBI
1,2-Butylene glycolChEBI
1,2-DihydroxybutaneChEBI
alpha-Butylene glycolChEBI
alpha-ButyleneglycolChEBI
Ethylethylene glycolChEBI
a-Butylene glycolGenerator
Α-butylene glycolGenerator
a-ButyleneglycolGenerator
Α-butyleneglycolGenerator
1,2-ButandiolChEBI
Molecular FormulaC4H10O2
Average Mass90.121
Monoisotopic Mass90.068079564
IUPAC Namebutane-1,2-diol
Traditional Name1,2-butanediol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCC(O)CO
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c1-2-4(6)3-5/h4-6H,2-3H2,1H3
InChI KeyBMRWNKZVCUKKSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N