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488216

3,4-Dihydroxy-1-butene

≥99%

Synonym(s):

3-Butene-1,2-diol

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCH(OH)CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.11
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-835-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1633578
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
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InChI key

ITMIAZBRRZANGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-4(6)3-5/h2,4-6H,1,3H2

SMILES string

OCC(O)C=C

assay

≥99%

bp

195 °C/733 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.047 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

General description

3,4-Dihydroxy-1-butene, also known as 3-butene-1,2-diol (BDdiol), is a metabolite of 1,3-butadiene. It forms the precursor for synthesizing different chiral building blocks. BDdiol can undergo oxidation to form hydroxymethylvinyl ketone (HMVK). 1,2-epoxy-3-butene (EB) on hydrolysis in the presence of epoxide hydrolases (EH) forms BDdiol.

Application

3,4-Dihydroxy-1-butene can be used:
  • As a reactant to synthesize cyclic organic carbonates by continuous flow procedure.
  • To prepare substituted oxazolidinone ligands used to target medicinally relevant RNAs.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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


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Versatile and scalable synthesis of cyclic organic carbonates under organocatalytic continuous flow conditions
Gerardy R, et al.
Catalysis Science & Technology, 9(24), 6841-6851 (2019)
3-Butene-1, 2-diol: An attractive precursor for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure organic compounds.
Rao AVR, et al.
Tetrahedron, 45(22), 7031-7040 (1989)
J G Filser et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 135-136, 249-265 (2001-06-09)
First-pass metabolism of 1,3-butadiene (BD) leading to 1,2-epoxy-3-butene (EB), 1,2:3,4-diepoxybutane (DEB), 3-butene-1,2-diol (B-diol), 3,4-epoxy-1,2-butanediol (EBD) and crotonaldehyde (CA) was studied quantitatively in the once-through BD perfused liver of mouse and rat by means of an all-glass gas-tight perfusion system. Metabolites
Christopher L Sprague et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 17(6), 819-826 (2004-06-23)
3-Butene-1,2-diol (BDD), a major metabolite of 1,3-butadiene (BD), can readily be oxidized to hydroxymethylvinyl ketone (HMVK), a Michael acceptor. In previous studies, 4-(N-acetyl-l-cystein-S-yl)-1,2-dihydroxybutane (DHB), a urinary metabolite of BD that was used to assess human BD exposure, was suggested to
Céline Brochot et al.
Chemico-biological interactions, 167(3), 168-183 (2007-04-03)
1,3-Butadiene (BD) is metabolized in humans and rodents to mutagenic and carcinogenic species. Our previous work has focused on developing a physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) model for BD to estimate its metabolic rate to 1,2-epoxy-3-butene (EB), using exhaled breath BD

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