2-Methyl-1,4-butanediol
[CAS# 2938-98-9]

Identification

• Name: 2-Methyl-1,4-butanediol
• Synonyms: NSC 91489
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₂O₂
• Molecular Weight: 104.15
• CAS Registry Number: 2938-98-9
• EC Number: 220-925-5

Properties

• Solubility: Freely soluble (107 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.4497 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 126-127 ºC^***
• Refractive index: 1.45 (589.3 nm 18 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 98.9±13.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2013 ACD/Labs)

^** Zakharkin, I. I.; Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya 1962, P362-3.

^*** Wojcik, Bruno; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1933, V55, P4939-46.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315