Butan-2-ol 99.5% ACS in Safe Break Glass Winchester

What is Butan-2-ol? A colourless, flammable alcohol with a mild, sweet odour, commonly used in laboratory and industrial settings. This high-purity version is often used in applications requiring a high-quality solvent. It is a versatile compound, used in chemical synthesis and various industrial processes. Butan-2-ol is also known by alternate names such as sec-Butanol and 2-Butanol.

Consistent Quality: We offer only high-purity Butan-2-ol, meeting the standards of ACS, ensuring reliable performance in both industrial and laboratory applications.

Shipped from Manchester, UK Facility: Sourced and bottled in secure, chemical-resistant containers to guarantee safe handling and transport.

Safe Break Glass Winchester Bottle: Our Glass Winchester bottles can store chemicals that may be sensitive to light due to filtering potentially harmful UV rays. The Safe Break bottles offer an additional layer of protection; if breakage occurs, the PE coating keeps all liquid and glass splinters contained.

Frequent uses

Solvent in Chemical Manufacturing
Widely used as a solvent in the production of coatings, paints, and adhesives. Its ability to dissolve a wide range of substances makes it valuable in various industrial formulations.

Intermediate in Organic Synthesis
Serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of chemicals such as butyl acetate, butyl acrylate, and other esters. These compounds are used in industries such as paint, coating, and fragrance manufacturing.

Production of Synthetic Rubber
It is used in the production of synthetic rubbers and plasticisers, where its solvent properties aid in the processing and formulation of materials.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Used in the pharmaceutical industry as a solvent in the preparation of certain drug formulations and as a reagent in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).

Fuel Additive
Butan-2-ol is considered for use as a fuel additive, where it can enhance fuel performance by increasing energy density and reducing harmful emissions in internal combustion engines.

• Solvent for paints, coatings, varnishes, resins, gums, camphor, vegetable oils, dyes, fats, waxes, resins, shellac, rubbers, and alkaloids, alkyd resins, lacquers, enamels, paint removers, and adhesives
• Manufacture of industrial cleaners, perfumes, dyes, wetting agents
• Formulating flotation agents and hydraulic brake fluids
• Extraction of fish meal to produce fish protein concentrate and for the production of fruit essences.

Assay: >99.5%
M.F.: C4H10O
M.W.: 74.12
Distillation Range (IBP): 97.8-103 deg C
Water: <0.2%

Cas Number: 78-92-2

Einecs Number: 201-158-5

HS Code / Commodity Code: 29051490

UN Number: 1120

Flash Point: 23

Hazard Class: 3

Packing Group: 3

Hazard Phrases: H226,H319,H335,H336

Prec Phrases: P210,P280,P304+P340+P312,P305+P351+P338,P337+P313,P403+P235