Diepoxybutane

Diepoxybutane (also known as butane diepoxide, butadiene diepoxide, or 1,2:3,4-diepoxybutane) is a chemical compound with two epoxide functional groups. It is used as a chemical intermediate, as a curing agent for polymers, as a cross-linking agent for textiles, and as a preservative.[2]

Diepoxybutane
Names
IUPAC name
2,2’-Bioxirane
Other names
1,1'-Bi[ethylene oxide]; 1,2:3,4-Diepoxybutane; 1,3-Butadiene diepoxide; Bioxirane; Butadiene dioxide; Butane diepoxide; Dioxybutadiene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations DEB
79831
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.527
EC Number
  • 206-060-6 215-979-1
UNII
UN number 3384 3082
Properties
C4H6O2
Molar mass 86.090 g·mol−1
Density 1.113 g/cm3 (18 °C)[1]
Melting point 4 °C (39 °F; 277 K)[1]
Boiling point 138 °C (280 °F; 411 K)[1]
Miscible[1]
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Danger
H226, H301, H310, H310, H311, H314, H330, H340, H350
P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P281, P284, P301+310, P301+330+331, P302+350, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P308+313, P310
Flash point 46 °C (115 °F; 319 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Diepoxybutane is a carcinogen.[2]

References

  1. Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  2. Diepoxybutane Report on Carcinogens, Twelfth Edition (2011)
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