1517-14-2

Basic information

• Product Name: 2-AZIDOETHANOL
• Synonyms: Cyclobutene,3,4-dimethyl-, cis- (8CI); cis-3,4-Dimethyl-1-cyclobutene;cis-3,4-Dimethylcyclobutene
• CAS NO: 1517-14-2
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₀
• Molecular Weight: 0
• Mol File: 1517-14-2.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• CAS DataBase Reference: 2-AZIDOETHANOL(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2-AZIDOETHANOL(1517-14-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2-AZIDOETHANOL(1517-14-2)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 1517-14-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Consists of two functional groups

azide and alcohol
Flammable and explosive liquid
Used in organic synthesis and chemical research
Versatile compound
Can undergo various chemical reactions such as nucleophilic substitution and alkylation
Used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
Used in the modification of biomolecules for various applications
Toxic and hazardous if not properly handled

InChI:InChI=1/C2H5N3O/c3-5-4-1-2-6/h6H,1-2H2

Upstream product

• 90243-86-0 3,4-dimethyl-cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 
• 185119-53-3 cis-3,4-bis(mesyloxymethyl)-1-cyclobutene 
• 77774-01-7 (1R,4S)-(4-hydroxymethylcyclobut-2-enyl)methanol 
• 90989-09-6 3,4-dimethyl-cyclobutane-1,2-dicarboxylic acid anhydride 

Downstream Products

• 5194-51-4 (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-diene 
• 5194-50-3 (E,Z)-2,4-hexadiene 
• 6108-61-8 cis,cis-2,4-Hexadien 
• 107-01-7 butene-2 
• 74-86-2 acetylene 

Relevant articles and documents

Cyclobutene Photochemistry. Nonstereospecific Photochemical Ring Opening of Simple Cyclobutenes

The photochemistry of bicyclohept-6-ene, bicyclooct-7-ene, and cis- and trans-3,4-dimetylcyclobutene has been investigated in hydrocarbon solution with monochromatic far-ultraviolet (185 and 193 nm) light sources.All of these simple cyclobutene derivatives undergo ring opening to yield the isomeric 1,3-dienes, and the latter three open nonstereospecifically to yield mixtures of the possible geometric isomers.The isomeric 3,4-dimethylcyclobutenes yield different mixtures of the three 2,4-hexadiene isomers, and in each case the mixtures are weighed in favor of the orbital symmetry forbidden isomer(s).Attempts have been made to analyze the relative isomeric diene yields from ring opening of bicyclooctene and the isomeric 3,4-dimethylcyclobutenes within the context of the purely disrotatory, adiabatic ring-opening mechanism that recent ab initio calculations suggest should be possible.While the results for the former compound are consistant with this mechanism, analysis of the relative yields of the isomeric 2,4-hexadienes from photolysis of the latter two compounds indicates that photochemical ring opening by the formally forbidden, conrotatory pathway may compete to some extent with disrotatory ring opening.