C8H14O3
158.19 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
BUTYRIC ANHYDRIDE
CAS106-31-0EC203-383-4
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Manufacture of drugs and organic chemicals
Butyric anhydride is the chemical compound formed by the condensation of two molecules of butyric acid, with the formula commonly written as (CH3CH2CH2CO)2O. It is primarily used as a reagent in the manufacture of drugs and organic chemicals.
Reagent in the manufacture of drugsBuilding block for organic synthesis
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
H227
H371May cause damage to organs
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
butanoyl butanoate
InChIKey
YHASWHZGWUONAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCC(=O)OC(=O)CCC
Synonyms (20)
- Anhydrid kyseliny maselne
- BUTANOYL ANHYDRIDE
- BUTYRIC ANHYDRIDE
- Butanoic acid, 1,1'-anhydride
- Butanoic acid, anhydride
- Butanoic anhydride
- Butyranhydrid
- Butyranhydrid [Czech]
- Butyric acid anhydride
- Butyric anhydride N
- Butyryl oxide
- Caswell No. 132A
- Ethyl butyryl acetate
- butanoyl butanoate
- n-Butanoic anhydride
- n-Butyric acid anhydride
- n-Butyric anhydride