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Cited in 3 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
C2 symmetric chiral diol with versatile applications as a chiral auxiliary,building block,and chiral ligand.Cyclocondenses with ketones for 13C NMR determination of optical purity.
| Canonical Smiles | CC(C(C)O)O |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2R,3R)-butane-2,3-diol |
| InChIKey | OWBTYPJTUOEWEK-QWWZWVQMSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C4H10O2/c1-3(5)4(2)6/h3-6H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m1/s1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | C[C@H]([C@@H](C)O)O |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Molecular Weight | 90.12 |
| Beilstein | 1(4)2524 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 969165 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=969165&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Class | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Alcohols and polyols |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Polyols |
| Direct Parent | 1,2-diols |
| Alternative Parents | Secondary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Secondary alcohol - 1,2-diol - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,2-diols. These are polyols containing an alcohol group at two adjacent positions. |
| External Descriptors | butane-2,3-diol |
| Sensitivity | Hygroscopic,Air Sensitive |
|---|---|
| Refractive Index | 1.43 |
| Specific Rotation[α] | -13° (neat) |
| Flash Point(°F) | 185 °F |
| Flash Point(°C) | 85℃ |
| Boil Point(°C) | 80 °C/10 mmHg |
| Melt Point(°C) | 17 °C |
| Molecular Weight | 90.120 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -0.900 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 90.0681 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 90.0681 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 40.500 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 30.500 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| 1. Feng-Qin Gong, Qi-Shun Liu, Hai-Dong Tan, Tang Li, Cheng-Yu Tan, Heng Yin. (2019) Cloning, expression and characterization of a novel (2R,3R) -2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase from Bacillus thuringiensis. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.bcab.2019.101372] |
| 2. Ping Tang, Qingliang Li, Changwen Li, Dongguang Xiao, Xiaodan Wang, Xuewu Guo. (2025) Analysis and formation mechanism of Key aroma compounds with ammonia-like off-flavors in Jiang-flavored high-temperature daqu: Substances composition and main microorganisms. Food Bioscience, [PMID:] [10.1016/j.fbio.2025.107656] |
| 3. Haote Ding, Ling Jiang, Yijia Song, Zhongji Pu, Lirong Yang, Haoran Yu. (2026) Protein Language Model-Guided Engineering of a 2,3-Butanediol Dehydrogenase for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic α-Hydroxy Ketones. Advanced Science, [PMID:41580984] [10.1002/advs.202509314] |