Product Overview
sec-Butyl Alcohol
Molecular Formula:C4H10O
CAS Number:78-92-2
Molecular Weight:74.12
sec-Butyl Alcohol is also known as 2-Butyl alcohol and sec-Butanol. It is used as a solvent and can be converted to butanone which is an industrial solvent. Ungraded products supplied by ScienceLab are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use or research purposes and typically are not suitable for human consumption or therapeutic use.
| TEST | SPECIFICATION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Colorless clear liquid | Colorless clear liquid |
| Assay | No aromatic compounds detected by UV | None detected |
| Identification (1H-NMR) | Conforms to structure | Conforms |
| Purity (GC) | ≥ 99.5 %, Tert-butanol ≤ 0.1 %, Isopropanol ≤ 0.1 % | 99.7 %, Tert-butanol not detected, Isopropanol not detected |
| Residue after evaporation | ≤ 0.001 % | 0.0001 % |
| Refractive Index | 1.396 - 1.398 | 1.397 |
| Aluminum | ≤ 0.5 MG/KG | < 0.5 MG/KG |
| Barium | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Bismuth | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Butanone | ≤ 1000 MG/KG | < 1000 MG/KG |
| Cadmium | ≤ 0.05 MG/KG | < 0.05 MG/KG |
| Calcium | ≤ 0.5 MG/KG | < 0.5 MG/KG |
| Chromium | ≤ 0.02 MG/KG | < 0.02 MG/KG |
| Cobalt | ≤ 0.02 MG/KG | < 0.02 MG/KG |
| Copper | ≤ 0.02 MG/KG | < 0.02 MG/KG |
| Iron | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Ketone | ≤ 100 MG/KG (CH3COCH3) | ≤ 100 MG/KG (CH3COCH3) |
| Lead | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Lithium | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Magnesium | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Manganese | ≤ 0.02 MG/KG | < 0.02 MG/KG |
| Molybdenum | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| n-butanal | ≤ 50 MG/KG | < 50 MG/KG |
| Nickel | ≤ 0.02 MG/KG | < 0.02 MG/KG |
| Potassium | ≤ 0.5 MG/KG | < 0.5 MG/KG |
| Sodium | ≤ 0.5 MG/KG | < 0.5 MG/KG |
| Strontium | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
| Water Content | ≤ 0.1 % | 0.016 % |
| Zinc | ≤ 0.1 MG/KG | < 0.1 MG/KG |
Shipping Information
When shipping via FedEx Air the item will ship priority overnight. A higher hazmat fee will apply.
DOT: UN1120, Butanol, 3, PG III
Largest individual container shippable via:
UPS/FedEx Ground: 20 L UPS Air: 2.5 L FedEx Air: 20 L
Additional UPS-imposed hazardous material charge.
Tariff No. 2905145000
Synonyms: 2-Butanol
