Dichlorobutane
Dichlorobutane is a chloroalkane with the molecular formula C4H8Cl2. There are many substances encompassed under this general name (9 structural isomers, 5 of which have optical isomers). They are obtained by common synthesis methods for chloroalkanes (such as free radical chlorination of chlorobutane or nucleophilic substitution of butanediols, depending on the desired isomer).
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1,4-dichlorobutane | |
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C4H8Cl2 | |
Molar mass | 127.01 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.16 g.mL-1 |
Boiling point | 161–163 °C (322–325 °F; 434–436 K) |
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1,4-Dichlorobut-2-ene 4-Fluorobutanol 1,4-Butanediol |
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Dichlorobutane isomers are further utilized in various industrial and laboratory organic syntheses. Of most note is 1,4-dichlorobutane, which can be used, among others, as a precursor for nylon 6,6 (via adiponitrile).[1]
As with most chloroalkanes, dichlorobutanes are irritants and quite flammable.
References
- Mark S. M. Alger (1997). In Polymer Science Dictionary. Springer. p. 241. ISBN 0-412-60870-7. Google Book Search. Retrieved on August 28, 2008.
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