4817 T3D4762 1,3-Butanediol 1,3-Butanediol is found in pepper (c. annuum). 1,3-Butanediol is a solvent for flavouring agents 1,3-Butanediol is an organic chemical, an alcohol. It is commonly used as a solvent for food flavouring agents and is a co-monomer used in certain polyurethane and polyester resins. It is one of four stable isomers of butanediol. In biology, 1,3-butanediol is used as a hypoglycaemic agent. 1,3-Butanediol belongs to the family of Secondary Alcohols. These are compounds containing a secondary alcohol functional group, with the general structure HOC(R)(R') (R,R'=alkyl, aryl). 107-88-0 7896 C4H10O2 90.12 < -50°C 207.5°C 1E+006 mg/L (at 25°C) No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). 1,3-Butanediol is found in pepper (c. annuum). It is commonly used as a solvent for food flavouring agents and is a co-monomer used in certain polyurethane and polyester resins. In biology, 1,3-butanediol is used as a hypoglycaemic agent. 2014-09-11T05:15:30Z 2026-04-16T21:12:23Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1,3-Butanediol 52683 DB02202 true CC(O)CCO C4H10O2 InChI=1S/C4H10O2/c1-4(6)2-3-5/h4-6H,2-3H2,1H3 PUPZLCDOIYMWBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 90.121 90.068079564 Exogenous Liquid HMDB31320 13837670 <p>Akinobu Matsuyama, Yoshinori Kobayashi, &#8220;Process for producing optically active 1,3-butanediol.&#8221; U.S. Patent US5336619, issued January, 1989.</p> CHEM003719 DTXSID8026773 NS00008159 butane-1,3-diol