Butyl iodide

{{short description|Chemical compound}}

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| Reference = Merck Index, 13th Edition, 1572.

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| ImageFileL1 = Butyl-iodide-3D-balls.png

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| ImageNameL1 = Ball and stick model of butyl iodide

| ImageFileR1 = Butyl-iodide-3D-vdW.png

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| ImageNameR1 = Butyl iodide

| PIN = 1-Iodobutane{{Cite web|title=1-iodobutane - Compound Summary|url=https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=10962|work=PubChem Compound|publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information|access-date=4 March 2012|location=USA|date=26 March 2005}}

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 542-69-8

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| UNII = 607A6CC46R

| PubChem = 10962

| ChemSpiderID = 10497

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| EINECS = 208-824-4

| UNNumber = 1993

| MeSHName = 1-iodobutane

| RTECS = EK4400000

| Beilstein = 1420755

| SMILES = CCCCI

| StdInChI = 1S/C4H9I/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-4H2,1H3

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| StdInChIKey = KMGBZBJJOKUPIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C = 4

| H = 9

| I = 1

| Appearance = Colourless liquid

| Density = 1.617 g mL⁻¹

| MeltingPtK = 169.65

| BoilingPtK = 400 to 406

| HenryConstant = 630 nmol Pa⁻¹ kg⁻¹

| RefractIndex = 1.4995

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

| GHSPictograms = {{GHS flame}} {{GHS skull and crossbones}}

| GHSSignalWord = DANGER

| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|226|331}}

| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|261|311}}

| FlashPtC = 33

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|Section4={{Chembox Related

| OtherFunction_label = alkanes

| OtherFunction = {{Unbulleted list|Propane|n-Propyl iodide|Isopropyl iodide|Butane|Pentane}}

| OtherCompounds = Diiodohydroxypropane

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Butyl iodide (1-iodobutane) is an organic compound which is an iodo derivative of butane. It is used as an alkylating agent.