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1-Methoxy-2-butanol

CAS Registry Number®

53778-73-7

CAS Name

1-Methoxy-2-butanol

Molecular Formula

C5H12O2

Molecular Mass

104.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    137.6 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12O2/c1-3-5(6)4-7-2/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=CSZZMFWKAQEMPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(COC)(CC)O

Canonical SMILES

OC(COC)CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Butanol, 1-methoxy-
  • 1-Methoxy-2-butanol
  • 1,2-Butylene glycol 1-methyl ether
  • 1-Methoxy-2-hydroxybutane
  • 1-(Methoxymethyl)-1-propanol

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

133964-14-4, 84376-62-5

CAS INSIGHTSTM
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