1,4-Butanediol is an organic compound with a molecular formula of C4H10O2 and a molecular weight of 90.12. It is a colorless or yellowish oily liquid.
Used as solvent and humidifier, also used in plasticizer, medicine, polyester resin, polyurethane resin and so on.
1,4-Butanediol has a wide range of applications. In the United States and Western Europe, more than half of them are used for the production of tetrahydrofuran, followed by the production of γ-butyrolactone and polybutylene terephthalate, which is a rapidly developing engineering plastic; 1,4-Butanediol is used as a chain enhancer and polyester raw material for the production of polyurethane elastomers and soft polyurethane foams; 1pyr4-butanediol esters are good Chemicalbook plasticizers for cellulose, polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylate and polyesters. 1,4-Butanediol has good hygroscopicity and flexibility, and can be used as gelatin softener and water absorbent, cellophane and other unused paper treatment agents. It can also be used to prepare N-methyl pyrrolidone, N-vinylpyrrolidone and other pyrrolidone derivatives. It is also used in the preparation of vitamin B6, pesticides, herbicides and solvents, plasticizers, lubricants, humidifiers, softeners, adhesives and brighteners in electroplating industry.
Function:
1.Reagent for chemical analysis and stationary liquid for gas chromatography. Used as solvent, non-toxic antifreeze, food emulsifier, hygroscopic agent, for organic synthesis. Pharmaceutical and food industries.
2. Solvent. Wetting agent. The intermediate of plasticizer. A cross-linking agent for the manufacture of polyurethane elastomers.Organic synthesis. To make tetrahydrofuran.