Chemistry:Dichlorobutane

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Dichlorobutane
1,4-dichlorobutane.svg
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,4-Dichlorobutane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
UNII
Properties
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)
Related compounds
Related compounds
1,4-Dichlorobut-2-ene
4-Fluorobutanol
1,4-Butanediol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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).

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

  1. 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.