Showing Compound n-butanol (FDB031032)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-05-07 20:50:38 UTC

Update date

2025-11-19 03:02:50 UTC

Primary ID

FDB031032

Secondary Accession Numbers

FDB012614

Chemical Information

FooDB Name

n-butanol

Description

1-butanol, also known as 1-butyl alcohol or 1-hydroxybutane, is a member of the class of compounds known as primary alcohols. Primary alcohols are compounds comprising the primary alcohol functional group, with the general structure RCOH (R=alkyl, aryl). Thus, 1-butanol is considered to be a fatty alcohol lipid molecule. 1-butanol is soluble (in water) and an extremely weak acidic compound (based on its pKa). 1-butanol can be found in a number of food items such as sugar apple, kumquat, cherry tomato, and angelica, which makes 1-butanol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. 1-butanol can be found primarily in blood, feces, and saliva, as well as throughout most human tissues. 1-butanol exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. Moreover, 1-butanol is found to be associated with diabetes mellitus type 2. The largest use of n-butanol is as an industrial intermediate, particularly for the manufacture of butyl acetate (itself an artificial flavorant and industrial solvent). It is a petrochemical, manufactured from propylene and usually used close to the point of manufacture. Estimated production figures for 1997 are: United States 784,000 tonnes; Western Europe 575,000 tonnes; Japan 225,000 tonnes .

CAS Number

71-36-3

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
1-Butyl alcohol	ChEBI
1-Hydroxybutane	ChEBI
BuOH	ChEBI
N-Butan-1-ol	ChEBI
N-Butanol	ChEBI
N-Butyl alcohol	ChEBI
N-Butylalkohol	ChEBI
Propyl carbinol	ChEBI
Butan-1-ol	Kegg
Butanol	HMDB
Butyl alcohol	HMDB
Butyl hydroxide	HMDB
Hemostyp	HMDB
Methylolpropane	HMDB
Propylcarbinol	HMDB
Alcohol, N-butyl	HMDB
N Butyl alcohol	HMDB
Alcohol, butyl	HMDB
1 Butanol	HMDB
N Butanol	HMDB
1-Butanol	ChEBI

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	158 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	0.84	ALOGPS
logP	0.81	ChemAxon
logS	0.33	ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)	16.95	ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)	-1.9	ChemAxon
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	1	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	1	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	20.23 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	2	ChemAxon
Refractivity	22.13 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	9.21 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	0	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	No	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon

Chemical Formula

C4H10O

IUPAC name

butan-1-ol

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

InChI Key

LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

CCCCO

Average Molecular Weight

74.1216

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

74.073164942

Classification

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as primary alcohols. Primary alcohols are compounds comprising the primary alcohol functional group, with the general structure RCOH (R=alkyl, aryl).

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic oxygen compounds

Class

Organooxygen compounds

Sub Class

Alcohols and polyols

Direct Parent

Primary alcohols

Alternative Parents

Hydrocarbon derivatives

Substituents

Hydrocarbon derivative
Primary alcohol
Aliphatic acyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic acyclic compounds

External Descriptors

primary alcohol (CHEBI:28885 )
alkyl alcohol (CHEBI:28885 )
Fatty alcohols (LMFA05000109 )
a primary alcohol (BUTANOL )

Ontology

No ontology term

Physico-Chemical Properties

Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental

Property	Value	Reference
Physical state	Not Available
Physical Description	Not Available
Mass Composition	Not Available
Melting Point	Not Available
Boiling Point	Not Available
Experimental Water Solubility	Not Available
Experimental logP	Not Available
Experimental pKa	Not Available
Isoelectric point	Not Available
Charge	Not Available
Optical Rotation	Not Available
Spectroscopic UV Data	Not Available
Density	Not Available
Refractive Index	Not Available

Spectra

EI-MS/GC-MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
EI-MS	Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)	splash10-054o-9000000000-061591a78bc1cdeda799	2015-03-01	View Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052f-9000000000-f8337e5e053a4d17e4ed	Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052f-9000000000-610cf73e0b514e180dbd	Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-055f-9000000000-7e23cd40dde01cb89b6f	Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052f-9000000000-f8337e5e053a4d17e4ed	Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-052f-9000000000-610cf73e0b514e180dbd	Spectrum
GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrum	splash10-055f-9000000000-7e23cd40dde01cb89b6f	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-004l-9000000000-b70087d61cbf63d60bd5	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	1-Butanol, 1 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	splash10-00di-9200000000-08a8f57a90b00db3596a	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	Spectrum
Predicted GC-MS	1-Butanol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positive	Not Available	Spectrum

MS/MS

Type	Description	Splash Key	View
MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-6M) , Positive	splash10-052f-9000000000-69148177e3417cc669fd	2012-08-31	View Spectrum
MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI RMU-7M) , Positive	splash10-052f-9000000000-7ebca2648ffd63942337	2012-08-31	View Spectrum
MS/MS	LC-MS/MS Spectrum - EI-B (HITACHI M-80B) , Positive	splash10-055f-9000000000-7e23cd40dde01cb89b6f	2012-08-31	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-0a6r-9000000000-53a465f38bad658bb673	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-9145b21c5f3ae37774e0	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0a4l-9000000000-686e7cdc50d3fda3a0ff	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-0a6r-9000000000-53a465f38bad658bb673	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-9145b21c5f3ae37774e0	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-0a4l-9000000000-686e7cdc50d3fda3a0ff	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-61d09b30d6a547d109fc	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-4d4d1c2159c658c4ee24	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-052f-9000000000-2119b542a1efb8432d12	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-61d09b30d6a547d109fc	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-4d4d1c2159c658c4ee24	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-052f-9000000000-2119b542a1efb8432d12	2015-05-27	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-4256cf8850659dacd159	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative	splash10-00di-9000000000-cb6c5eeb586ac4d5655e	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative	splash10-052f-9000000000-21e6cc4261bed22ecbf8	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-a749e449b2f26d0e75a2	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive	splash10-0a4i-9000000000-b0818591ffca1f29c3ec	2021-09-24	View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MS	Predicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive	splash10-052f-9000000000-d2c85c870494f5dbfc6b	2021-09-24	View Spectrum

NMR

Type	Description	View
1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H₂O, experimental)	Spectrum
1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, 90 MHz, CDCl₃, experimental)	Spectrum
1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, 15.09 MHz, CDCl₃, experimental)	Spectrum
1D NMR	¹H NMR Spectrum (1D, D₂O, experimental)	Spectrum
1D NMR	¹³C NMR Spectrum (1D, D₂O, experimental)	Spectrum
2D NMR	[¹H, ¹³C]-HSQC NMR Spectrum (2D, 600 MHz, H₂O, experimental)	Spectrum

External Links

ChemSpider ID

ChEMBL ID

KEGG Compound ID

Pubchem Compound ID

Pubchem Substance ID

Not Available

ChEBI ID

Not Available

Phenol-Explorer ID

Not Available

DrugBank ID

Not Available

HMDB ID

HMDB0004327

CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) ID

Not Available

EAFUS ID

Not Available

Dr. Duke ID

Not Available

BIGG ID

Not Available

KNApSAcK ID

C00035814

HET ID

Not Available

Food Biomarker Ontology

Not Available

VMH ID

Not Available

Flavornet ID

Not Available

GoodScent ID

Not Available

SuperScent ID

Not Available

Wikipedia ID

N-Butanol

Phenol-Explorer Metabolite ID

Not Available

Duplicate IDS

Not Available

Old DFC IDS

Not Available

Associated Foods

Food	Content Range	Average	Reference
Food			Reference

Biological Effects and Interactions

Health Effects / Bioactivities

Not Available

Enzymes

Not Available

Pathways

Not Available

Metabolism

Not Available

Biosynthesis

Not Available

Organoleptic Properties

Flavours

Flavor	Citations
medicine	Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
fruit	Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0

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MSDS

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References

Synthesis Reference

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General Reference

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Content Reference

Showing Compound n-butanol (FDB031032)

Structure for FDB031032 (n-butanol)