Butanol

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Butanol
2D structure for Butanol
Chemical Name	butan-1-ol
Chemical Formula	C₄H₁₀O
CAS Number	71-36-3
Chemical Information	HMDB04327
Biochemical Taxonomy	Alcohols and Polyols
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Not Available
Biofluid Location	Blood
Tissue Location	Fibroblasts Kidney Liver Pancreas Spleen Stratum Corneum Epidermis
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood: 0.13 (0.0-2.70) umol/L
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Drunk driver
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood (Drunk driver): 313.0 (54.0-864.0) umol/L
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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Introduction

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The unmodified term butanol usually refers to the straight chain isomer with the alcohol functional group at the terminal carbon, which is also known as n-butanol or 1-butanol. The straight chain isomer with the alcohol at an internal carbon is sec-butanol or 2-butanol. The branched isomer with the alcohol at a terminal carbon is isobutanol, and the branched isomer with the alcohol at the internal carbon is tert-butanol. Butanol or butyl alcohol (sometimes also called biobutanol when produced biologically), is an alcohol with a 4 carbon structure and the molecular formula of C4H10O. It is primarily used as a solvent, as an intermediate in chemical synthesis, and as a fuel. There are four isomeric structures for butanol.