Chemicals and Drugs

1-Butanol

A four carbon linear hydrocarbon that has a hydroxy group at position 1.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A four carbon linear hydrocarbon that has a hydroxy group at position 1.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H10O
Molecular Weight
74.12 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
71-36-3
IUPAC Name
butan-1-ol
InChIKey
LRHPLDYGYMQRHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCO
MeSH Unique ID
D020001
Source
PubChem CID 263

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Classification

Broader headings

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Butyl Alcohol
  • n-Butanol
  • n-Butyl Alcohol
  • 1 Butanol
  • Alcohol, Butyl
  • Alcohol, n-Butyl
  • n Butanol
  • n Butyl Alcohol

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

BUTANOLS is also available

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History Note

98; use 1-BUTANOL (NM) 1980-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Butanols (1980-1997)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.033w.415w.110w.175w
  2. D10w.289w.110w.175w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. 1-Butanol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020001. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020001
  2. 1-Butanol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Butanol
  3. 1-Butanol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16391
  4. 1-Butanol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 263. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/263