CAS Number: 71-36-3
Synonyms: n-butanol; n-butyl alcohol; Hydroxybutane; Butalcohol; Normal butanol
Brief Description
N-Butanol is a primary alcohol. It is used as an ingredient in perfumes and as a solvent for the extraction of essential oils, for paints, coatings, natural resins, gums, synthetic resins, dyes. Other miscellaneous applications of n-butanol are as a swelling agent in textiles, as a component of brake fluids, cleaning formulations, degreasers, and repellents; and as a component of ore floation agents, and of wood-treating systems.