Properties of 1-butanol

Thermophysical properties for 1-butanol (CAS: 71-36-3). 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: 1
  • CAS
    71-36-3
  • Formula
    C4H10O
  • ID
    71-36-3
  • InChI
    C4H10O/c1-2-3-4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3
  • InChI Key
    LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    butan-1-ol
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    74.1216
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    263
  • SMILES
    CCCCO
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.59
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    44.14
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    289.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.274
  • Dipole moment
    1.66
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -89.8
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    117.6

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    42.602
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00376785
  • Density (kg/m³)
    804.078
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    2.54782
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    722.263
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    5.3535e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -3.5693e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    3.1686e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    177.868
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0921821
  • Parachor
    3.6425e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00374
  • Prandtl number
    40.8011
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.00909466
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    117.705
  • Solubility parameter
    2.3534e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.804869
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    2.39968
  • Surface tension
    0.0240121
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.149848
  • Thermal diffusivity
    7.7660e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    343
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    35
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.014
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.12

Environmental Properties

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