1-BUTENE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 106-98-9

n-BUTENE

EINECS NO. 2034492
FORMULA CH2=CHCH2CH3
MOL WT. 56.11

H.S. CODE

 
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS alpha-butylene; But-1-ene; Butene-1; n-Butene;
Ethylethylene; alpha-Olefin C4;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE flammable gas
MELTING POINT -185 C
BOILING POINT -6.1 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.602
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 1.93

AUTOIGNITION

385 C

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 4; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Polymerizes readily

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Alkene is a hydrocarbon that contains at least one carbon-carbon solid bond (C=C) with general formula CnH2n in case of only one solid bond alkenes. Alkenes undergo following reactions:
  • Oxymercuration reaction in water or hydroboration-oxidation to produce alcohol
  • Catalytic oxidation with percarboxylic acids to produce epoxides
  • Cleavage with ozone to yield aldehydes or ketones
  • Cleavage in the presence of potassium permanganate to produce either 2 ketones or carboxylic acid + ether
  • Catalytic addition of hydrogen to produce corresponding alkanes in the presence of a metallic catalyst (platinum, nickel, palladium)
  • Electrophilic addition of a hydrogen halide to produce the corresponding haloalkanes
  • Electrophilic addition of a halogen elements to produce the corresponding vicinal haloalkanes
  • Electrophilic addition of an aldehyde or ketone with water and a protic acid to produce the corresponding diols
  • Electrophilic addition of formaldehyde without water to produce allyl alcohol
  • Electrophilic addition of excess formaldehyde to produce dioxane
  • Electrophilic addition of an aldehyde or ketone with acetic acid to produce the corresponding esters

Alkenes undergo either free-radical or an ionic mechanism polymerization at their solid bond with themselves or other monomers forming homopolymers or copolymers which are used as various plastics, coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and paints. Some members of minor olefins for characteristic property of polymer as monomer and chemical intermediate for target molecules:

Product CAS RN
Vinylmethylketone 78-94-4
Allylglycidyl ether 106-92-3
4-Vinylcyclohexene-1,2-epoxide 106-86-5
Allyl chloride 107-05-2
Isooctene 107-39-1
Vinylacetonitrile 109-75-1
Cyclohexene 110-83-8
Methylundecylenate 111-81-9
1-Octene 111-66-0
1-Octadecene 112-88-9
Undecenylacetate 112-19-6
1-Dodecene 112-41-4
10-Undecenal 112-45-8
Estragole 140-67-0
Cyclopentene 142-29-0
3-Phenyl-1-propene 300-57-2
Neohexene 558-37-2
1,5-Hexadiene 592-42-7
1-Heptene 592-76-7
1-Hexadecene 629-73-2
Trimethylolpropane diallyl ether 682-09-7
4-Phenylbutene 768-56-9
Undecene 821-95-4
1-Decene 872-05-9
Methallyl chloride 999-55-3
1-Tetradecene 1120-36-1
Allylisocyanate 1476-23-9
Allylpentafluorobenzene 1736-60-3
Phenyl allyl ether 1746-13-0
2-Hydroxy-4-allyloxybenzophenone 2549-87-3
Vinylnorbornene 3048-64-4
1-Eicosene 3452-07-1
1,7-Octadiene 3710-30-3
Allylsuccinic anhydride 7539-12-0
2-Methyl-3-butenitrile 16529-56-9
N-Ethyl(2-methylallyl)amine 18328-90-0
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-Nonafluoro-1-hexene 19430-93-4
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,10-Heptadecafluorodec-1-ene 21652-58-4
1-Triacontene 36731-14-3
11-Methylenetricosane 51732-26-4
m-Diallylbenzene 52448-03-0
13-Methyleneheptacosane 194243-01-1
12-Methylenepentacosane 210573-39-0

Alpha olefin is an olefin featured by the position of solid bond (reactive unsaturation) at the two end carbons in carbon chains. The china length, position and number of branches provide a wide range of physical and chemical properties for the proper application selections. Alpha olefins and their derivatives are used as comonomers in polymer such as low density polyethylenes for the properties of lighter, thinner, better flexibility and more tearing resistance. They are used in the production of linear plasticizers, oxo-alcohols, motor fuels, lubricants, automotive additives, biodegradble surfactants, paper size, and in a wide range of specialty applications in the production of mercaptans, flavors and fragrances, alkyl metals, halides, alkyl silanes.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

flammable gas

n-ALPHA OLEFINS

99.0% min

C4

99.8% min

> C4

0.05% max

PARAFFINS

0.5% max

MOISTURE

10ppm max

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO. 1012
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: F+, Risk Phrases: 12, Safety Phrases: 9-16-29-33