(S,S)-2,3-Butanediol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

20°C

alpha 

13 º (c=neat)

Boiling point:

179-182 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.987 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.433

Flash point:

185 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

14.67±0.20(Predicted)

form 

Oily Liquid

color 

Slightly yellow

Specific Gravity

0.987

PH

9-10 (500g/l, H2O, 20℃)

explosive limit

3.1-11.4%(V)

optical activity

[α]20/D +13°, neat

Water Solubility 

soluble

BRN 

1718899

Stability:

hygroscopic

LogP

-0.655 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

19132-06-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2,3-Butanediol, [S-(R*,R*)]-(19132-06-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Safety Statements 

24/25

RIDADR 

NA 1993 / PGIII

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29053995

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(S,S)-2,3-Butanediol Usage And Synthesis

Description

2, 3-Butanediol, which is very important for a variety of chemical feedstocks and liquid fuels, can be derived from the bioconversion of natural resources^1-2. It may be used in the production of antifreeze solvents, extraction solvents, butadiene, polymers, polyurethane and diacetyl and may also be used as a fuel^{1, 2}. It can be used as a precursor in the manufacture of a range of chemical products, various plastics and pesticides, including the solvents methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and 1, 3-butadiene³. Methyl ethyl ketone can be used as a liquid fuel additive. Many other derivatives for potential uses as antifreeze agent (levo-form of 2,3 BDL), solvents, and plastic can also be prepared from 2.3-BDL. Furthermore, it can be added as a flavoring agent in food products when converted to a diacetyl by dehydrogenation². Nowadays, it has been more and more applied of microbial fermentation for the production of 2.3-BDL^2,4.

Reference

1. https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sial/18967?lang=en&region=US
2. Lee, Jinwon, et al. "Biological production of 2,3-butanediol." Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology 55.1(2001):10-8.
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147483/
4. Oliver, John W. K., et al. "Cyanobacterial conversion of carbon dioxide to 2, 3-butanediol. PNAS 110.4(2013):1249-1254.

Chemical Properties

SLIGHTLY YELLOW OILY LIQUID

Uses

(S,S)-2,3-Butanediol is the (S,S)-isomer of 2,3-Butanediol (B690020), a naturally occurring compound found in cocoa butter.

Definition

ChEBI: The (S,S) diastereoisomer of butane-2,3-diol.

General Description

L-(+)-2,3-Butanediol is a stereoisomer of 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD). 2,3-BD may be used in the production of antifreeze solvents, extraction solvents, butadiene, polymers, polyurethane and diacetyl and may also be used as a fuel.

Purification Methods

Purify it by fractional distillation. The bis-(4-nitrobenzoate) has m 141-142o and [] (-) or (+) 52o (c 4 CHCl3). [Ghirardelli & Lucas J Am Chem Soc 79 734 1957, Rubin et al. J Am Chem Soc 74 425 1952, Neish Can J Res 27 6 1949, Neish & Ledingham Can J Res 27 694 1949, Beilstein 1 IV 2524-2525.]

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