Name: gamma-Butyrolactone
Synonyms:1-Oxacyclopentan-2-one;2(3H)-dihydrofuranone;2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-;2(3H)-furanone,dihydro-;2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2-furanone;2-Oxolanone;2-Oxotetrahydrofuran;3-Hydroxybutyric acid lactone
CAS:96-48-0
MF:C4H6O2
MW:86.09
EINECS:202-509-5
Product Categories:Pharmaceutical Intermediates;Heterocycles;Miscellaneous Reagents
Chemical Properties:colourless oily liquid
General Description:Clear colorless oily liquid with a pleasant odor.
Air & Water Reactions:Hygroscopic. Soluble in water.
Reactivity Profile:gamma-Butyrolactone can react with oxidizing materials, inorganic acids and bases, alcohols and amines. Rapidly hydrolyzed by bases and slowly hydrolyzed by acids. gamma-Butyrolactone is volatile with steam. . The combination of the lactone, butanol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, and sodium hydroxide in the attempted synthesis of 2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid caused a thermal runaway reaction that eventually exploded, [CISHC Chem. Safety Summ., 1977, 48,