1,2,4-Butanetriol

1,2,4-Butanetriol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Butane-1,2,4-triol
	Other names 1,2,4-Butanetriol; 1,2,4-Trihydroxybutane; Triol 124; 2-Deoxyerthritol
Identifiers
CAS Number	3068-00-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:88063 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1356759;
ChemSpider	17287 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.019.385
EC Number	221-323-5;
PubChem CID	18302;
RTECS number	EK7176000;
UNII	NK798C370H ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8044416 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H10O3/c5-2-1-4(7)3-6/h4-7H,1-3H2 Key: ARXKVVRQIIOZGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C4H10O3/c5-2-1-4(7)3-6/h4-7H,1-3H2 Key: ARXKVVRQIIOZGF-UHFFFAOYAQ;
	SMILES OCC(O)CCO; OCCC(O)CO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H10O3
Molar mass	106.121 g·mol−1
Density	1.19
Boiling point	190 to 191 °C (374 to 376 °F; 463 to 464 K) 18 torr
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 1 0
Flash point	112 °C (234 °F; 385 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

1,2,4-Butanetriol is a clear or slightly yellow, odorless, hygroscopic, flammable, viscous liquid. It is an alcohol with three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups. It is similar to glycerol and erythritol. It is chiral, with two possible enantiomers.

1,2,4-Butanetriol is used in the manufacture of butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN), an important military propellant.

1,2,4-Butanetriol is also used as a precursor for two cholesterol-lowering drugs, Crestor and Zetia, which are derived from D-3,4-dihydroxybutanoic acid, by using 3-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone as a chiral synthon^[1]^[2] It is used as one of the monomers for manufacture of some polyesters and as a solvent.

1,2,4-Butanetriol can be prepared synthetically by several different methods, such as hydroformylation of glycidol and subsequent reduction of the product, sodium borohydride reduction or catalytic hydrogenation of malic acid esters,^[3] or mercuric oxide oxidation of butynediol to a ketone and subsequent reduction of the product.^[4] However, of an increasing importance is the biotechnological synthesis using genetically engineered Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas fragi bacteria.^[5]

References

^ Niu, Wei; Molefe, Mapitso N.; Frost, J. W. (2003). "Microbial Synthesis of the Energetic Material Precursor 1,2,4-Butanetriol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125 (43): 12998–12999. doi:10.1021/ja036391+. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 14570452.
^ "Biosynthetic Pathways". Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
^ Ritter, Stephen K. (May 31, 2004). "Biomass or Bust". Chemical & Engineering News. pp. 31–34.
^ Gergel, Max G. The Ageless Gergel (PDF). p. 121.
^ Gilbert, Meghan (February 12, 2004). "Propelling Research". The State News. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22.

[NiuMolefe2003-1] Niu, Wei; Molefe, Mapitso N.; Frost, J. W. (2003). "Microbial Synthesis of the Energetic Material Precursor 1,2,4-Butanetriol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 125 (43): 12998–12999. doi:10.1021/ja036391+. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 14570452.

[2] "Biosynthetic Pathways". Archived from the original on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 24 November 2010.

[3] Ritter, Stephen K. (May 31, 2004). "Biomass or Bust". Chemical & Engineering News. pp. 31–34.

[4] Gergel, Max G. The Ageless Gergel (PDF). p. 121.

[5] Gilbert, Meghan (February 12, 2004). "Propelling Research". The State News. Archived from the original on 2004-08-22.

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