Properties of 1,4-butanediol

Thermophysical properties for 1,4-butanediol (CAS: 110-63-4). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 4, H: 10, O: 2
  • CAS
    110-63-4
  • Formula
    C4H10O2
  • ID
    110-63-4
  • InChI
    C4H10O2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h5-6H,1-4H2
  • InChI Key
    WERYXYBDKMZEQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butane-1,4-diol
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    90.121
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    8064
  • SMILES
    C(CCO)CO
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.714
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    62
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    453.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.307
  • Dipole moment
    3.93
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    20
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    229.5

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    19.177
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00394558
  • Density (kg/m³)
    933.605
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.967474
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    880.934
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    7.9391e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.8106e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    1.0363e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    169.229
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0965301
  • Parachor
    4.4594e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00395
  • Prandtl number
    8.77314
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.8660e-5
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    227.996
  • Solubility parameter
    2.8227e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.934523
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.87779
  • Surface tension
    0.0448315
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.207077
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.1812e-7

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    113.319
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0208368
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.113016

Environmental Properties

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