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278823

4-Chloro-1-butanol

technical grade, ~85%

Synonym(s):

Tetramethylene chlorohydrin

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO(CH2)4Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
108.57
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731408
Assay:
~85%
Form:
liquid
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grade

technical grade

Quality Segment

assay

~85%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.453 (lit.)

bp

84-85 °C/16 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.088 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

chloro, hydroxyl

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OCCCCCl

InChI

1S/C4H9ClO/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h6H,1-4H2

InChI key

HXHGULXINZUGJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

4-Chloro-1-butanol, an alkylating agent, is one of the genotoxic impurity in active pharmaceutical ingredients. Reaction of 4-chloro-1-butanol and Reichardt′s dye has been monitored spectrophotometrically for the determination of genotoxic impurities in pharmaceuticals.

Application

4-Chloro-1-butanol was employed as an internal standard in the analysis of genotoxic impurities in active pharmaceutical ingredients by GC-MS technique.

Other Notes

Contains tetrahydrofuran and HCl


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Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

supp_hazards

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

96.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

36 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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