1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether is used for preparing amylose, xylan and hydroxyethyl-cellulose, to cross link polyethylenimine which also serves as a hole-blocking layer in organic solar cells, to cross link hyaluronic acid into hydrogels and for the activation of soluble dextran polymers. It is the most commonly used homobifunctional epoxide compound
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Applications
1,4-Butanediol diglycidyl ether is used for preparing amylose, xylan and hydroxyethyl-cellulose, to cross link polyethylenimine which also serves as a hole-blocking layer in organic solar cells, to cross link hyaluronic acid into hydrogels and for the activation of soluble dextran polymers. It is the most commonly used homobifunctional epoxide compound
Solubility
Soluble in water (55,6 g/L at 20°C).
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Store at room temperature.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Leonid N Ten.; Wan-Taek Im.; Myung-Kyum Kim.; Myung Suk Kang.; Sung-Taik Lee. Development of a plate technique for screening of polysaccharide-degrading microorganisms by using a mixture of insoluble chromogenic substrates. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2004, 56 (3), 375-382.
- Lennart Kenne.; Suresh Gohil.; Eva M Nilsson.; Anders Karlsson.; David Ericsson.; Anne Helander Kenne.; Lars I Nord. Modification and cross-linking parameters in hyaluronic acid hydrogels--definitions and analytical methods. Carbohydrate polymers. 2013, 91 (1), 410-418.