4-Fluorobutanol

4-Fluorobutanol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 4-Fluorobutan-1-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	372-93-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	9372;
PubChem CID	9755;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60190698 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C4H9FO/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h6H,1-4H2 Key: SHOBGSRUFRALBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C(CCF)CO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H9FO
Molar mass	92.113 g·mol−1
Boiling point	129.3 °C (264.7 °F; 402.4 K)
Solubility in water	miscible
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H226, H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	0.9 mg·kg−1(mouse, injected IP or SC)
Related compounds
Related compounds	1,4-dichlorobutane; 1,4-butanediol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

4-Fluorobutanol is a chemical compound, a flammable colorless liquid which is a fluorinated alcohol. Like 2-fluoroethanol, it is highly toxic due to its ready metabolism to fluoroacetate.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Pattison FM (1953). "Toxic Fluorine Compounds". Nature. 172 (4390): 1139–1141. Bibcode:1953Natur.172.1139P. doi:10.1038/1721139a0. PMID 13111268. S2CID 4198735.
^ Pattison, F. L. M.; Howell, W. C.; McNamara, A. J.; Schneider, J. C.; Walker, J. F. (1956). "Toxic Fluorine Compounds. III.¹ ω-Fluoroalcohols". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21 (7): 739–747. doi:10.1021/jo01113a006.