1,4-Butanediol BDO

Product Name: 1,4-Butanediol/BDO

CAS Number: 110-63-4

Molecular FormulaC4H10O2

1,4-Butanediol is used industrially as a solvent and in the manufacture of some types of plastics, elastic fibersand polyurethanes. In organic chemistry, 1,4-butanediol is used for the synthesis of γ-butyrolactone (GBL). In the presence of phosphoric acid and high temperature, it dehydrates to the important solvent tetrahydrofuran.