What is n-butyl alcohol (CAS 71-36-3) used for?

What is n-butyl alcohol (CAS 71-36-3)?

N-butyl alcohol (CAS 71-36-3) is a clear, colourless liquid with a sharp, musty odour similar to that of rubbing alcohol. Flash point: 53–77 °F. It autoignites at 371°C. The vapours are heavier than air and cause mild irritation to the eyes, nose and throat. Density is approximately 6.5 lb/gal. n-Butanol is used in the production of cosmetics, skin and hair preparations, pharmaceuticals, perfumes, lacquer formulations, dye solutions, antifreezes, rubbing alcohols, soaps, window cleaners, acetone, and other chemicals and products.

What Are The Properties Of n-butyl alcohol ?

Its chemical properties are shared with the same group of alcohols, with n-Butanol being highly flammable, colourless and with a strong characteristic odour, very similar to Isopropyl Alcohol for domestic use.

It has very broad melting and boiling points: 117°C to boil and -80°C to melt. This property of alcohols is beneficial for the production of certain chemicals that are required to cool an entire system.

What is n-butyl alcohol (CAS 71-36-3) used for?

1. n-butyl alcohol is mainly used to produce plasticisers for phthalic acid, aliphatic dibasic acid and phosphoric acid n-butyl ester, which are widely used in various plastics and rubber products.
2. A standard substance for chromatographic analysis.
3. 1-butanol is an important solvent widely used in the production of urea-formaldehyde resin, cellulose resin, alkyd resin and coatings. It can also be used as an inactive diluent in adhesives.
4. Cosmetic solvent.
5. CAS 71-36-3 can be used as a defoamer in ink preparation for silk screen printing.

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