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Trans2Butene; 2BUTENE; Pseudobutylene; BetaButylene; Butylene2; Butene2
Chemical Names:
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Molecular Formula: C4H8 or CH3HC=CHCH3

Molecular Weight: 56.108 g/mol
InChI Key: IAQRGUVFOMOMEMONEGZZNKSAN
Substance Registry: FDA UNII
Safety Summary: Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary LCSS
2butene is a colorless liquefied petroleum gas. Asphyxiate gas. Flammability limits in air 1.89.7% by volume.
Physical Description from CAMEO Chemicals
PUBCHEM COMPOUND TRANS2BUTENE Create Date: 20050327
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Contents
1 2D Structure
2 3D Conformer
3 Names and Identifiers
4 Chemical and Physical Properties
5 Related Records
6 Chemical Vendors
7 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
8 Use and Manufacturing
9 Identification
10 Safety and Hazards
11 Toxicity
12 Literature
13 Patents
14 Classification
15 Information Sources
1 2D Structure
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3 Names and Identifiers
3.1 Computed Descriptors
3.1.1 IUPAC Name
Ebut2ene
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3.1.2 InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8/c1342/h34H,12H3/b43+
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3.1.3 InChI Key
IAQRGUVFOMOMEMONEGZZNKSAN
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3.1.4 Canonical SMILES
CC=CC
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3.1.5 Isomeric SMILES
C/C=C/C
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3.2 Molecular Formula

C4H8
from ILOICSC, PubChem
CH3HC=CHCH3
from ILOICSC
3.3 Other Identifiers
3.3.1 CAS
590181 cis isomer

from CAMEO Chemicals
624646
from ChemIDplus, EPA Chemicals under the TSCA, EPA DSStox, European Chemicals Agency ECHA, ILOICSC
107017
from ChemIDplus, EPA Chemicals under the TSCA, European Chemicals Agency ECHA
68956547
from ChemIDplus, EPA Chemicals under the TSCA, European Chemicals Agency ECHA
3.3.2 EC Number
2108553
from European Chemicals Agency ECHA
2733072
2034529
3.3.3 ICSC Number
0398
from ILOICSC
3.3.4 UN Number
1012
from CAMEO Chemicals, ILOICSC
1075
from NJDOH RTK Hazardous Substance List
3.3.5 UNII
017NGL487F
from FDA/SPL Indexing Data
3.3.6 Wikipedia
Title E2butene
Description chemical compound
Title but2ene
Description chemical compound
from Wikipedia
3.4 Synonyms
3.4.1 MeSH Synonyms
1. 2butene
2. 2butene, Eisomer
3. 2butene, Zisomer
from MeSH
3.4.2 DepositorSupplied Synonyms
1. trans2Butene 11. transButene 21. CH3CH=CHCH3 31. EINECS 2034529

2. 2BUTENE 12. 624646 22. Hydrocarbons, C4unsatd. 32. BRN 1718755
3. Pseudobutylene 13. 2Butenetrans 23. trans1,2Dimethylethylene 33. IAQRGUVFOMOMEMONEGZZNKSA
4. betaButylene 14. 2transButene 24. transbut2ene 34. Butene, mixed 1 and 2 isomers
5. Butylene2 15. 2BUTENE, E 25. 2Buten 35. 68956547
6. Butene2 16. 107017 26. UNII017NGL487F 36. .beta.Butylene
7. EBut2ene 17. 2Butene, 2E 27. CCRIS 8971 37. MFCD00064458
8. betatransButylene 18. Butene, 2 28. HSDB 180 38. Isoprene C4 products
9. but2ene 19. Lowboiling butene2 29. E2Butene 39. 2Butene, E
10. Dimethylethylene 20. betaButene 30. 2E2Butene 40. transButenes
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4 Chemical and Physical Properties
4.1 Computed Properties
Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight 56.108 g/mol
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 0
Rotatable Bond Count 0
Complexity 15.2
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Topological Polar Surface Area 0 A^2
Monoisotopic Mass 56.063 g/mol
Exact Mass 56.063 g/mol
XLogP3 2.3
Compound Is Canonicalized true
Formal Charge 0
Heavy Atom Count 4
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count 0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count 0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count 1
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count 0
Isotope Atom Count 0
CovalentlyBonded Unit Count 1
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4.2 Experimental Properties
4.2.1 Physical Description
2butene is a colorless liquefied petroleum gas. Asphyxiate gas. Flammability limits in air 1.89.7% by volume.
GasVapor
from EPA Chemicals under the TSCA
1. GasVapor
2. Liquid
COLOURLESS COMPRESSED LIQUEFIED GAS.

from ILOICSC
4.2.2 Color
COLORLESS GAS
Clayton, G. D. and F. E. Clayton (eds.). Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology: Volume 2A, 2B, 2C: Toxicology. 3rd ed. New York:
John Wiley Sons, 19811982., p. 3202
from HSDB
Colorless gas
Lewis, R.J., Sr (Ed.). Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 12th ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Rheinhold Co., 1993, p. 179
from HSDB
4.2.3 Odor
Slightly aromatic odor

Sax, N.I. Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 6th ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984., p. 551
from HSDB
4.2.4 Boiling Point
0.8 deg C at 760 mm Hg

Lide, D.R. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 79th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 19981999., p. 3103
from HSDB
1C
from ILOICSC
4.2.5 Melting Point
105.5 deg C
from HSDB
105C
from ILOICSC
4.2.6 Flash Point
Flammable gas
from ILOICSC
4.2.7 Solubility
Very soluble in ethanol and ether. Soluble in benzene.

from HSDB
Sol in organic solvents; insol in water

from HSDB
Sol in benzene
from HSDB
in water: none
from ILOICSC
4.2.8 Density
0.599 g/cu cm at 25 deg C

from HSDB
water = 1: 0.6
from ILOICSC
4.2.9 Vapor Density
1.94 Air= 1
Verschueren, K. Handbook of Environmental Data of Organic Chemicals. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1983.,
p. 304
from HSDB
air = 1: 1.9
from ILOICSC
4.2.10 Vapor Pressure
1,750 mm Hg at 25 deg C
Daubert, T.E., R.P. Danner. Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals Data Compilation. Washington, D.C.: Taylor
and Francis, 1989.
from HSDB
Vapour pressure
kPa at 20C: 212
from ILOICSC
4.2.11 LogP
log Kow= 2.31

Hansch, C., Leo, A., D. Hoekman. Exploring QSAR Hydrophobic, Electronic, and Steric Constants. Washington, DC: American
Chemical Society., 1995., p. 9
from HSDB
2.31
from ILOICSC
4.2.12 AutoIgnition
615 deg F /cis & trans2Butene/

from HSDB
324 DEG C 615 DEG F

Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 12 ed. Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 1997., p. 32520
from HSDB
324C
from ILOICSC
4.2.13 Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.

Lewis, R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 9th ed. Volumes 13. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996., p.
546
from HSDB
4.2.14 Heat of Combustion
2708 KJ/mol
KirkOthmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 4th ed. Volumes 1: New York, NY. John Wiley and Sons, 1991Present., p. V4
703
from HSDB
4.2.15 Heat of Vaporization
21.37 KJ/mol
703
from HSDB
4.2.16 Surface Tension
0.0132 dyn/cm @ 25 deg C

703
from HSDB
4.2.17 Odor Threshold
ODOR THESHOLDS FOR /TRANS2 ISOMER HAS/ BEEN RECORDED FOR DETECTION IN AIR AS GENERALLY ... 0.0048
MG/L.
Clayton, G.D., F.E. Clayton (eds.) Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. Volumes 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F: Toxicology. 4th ed. New
York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 19931994., p. 1247
from HSDB
2700 mg/cu m
Verschueren, K. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1996.,
p. 359
from HSDB
4.2.18 Kovats Retention Index
406.42, 408.4, 408, 412.3, 414, 410.2, 410, 410, 405, 412, 412, 410, 411, 406, 405,
Standard nonpolar
412, 406.1, 409, 406, 408, 408, 406, 383, 411, 417
411, 413, 414, 400, 402, 406.9, 404.4, 406.5, 406.1, 406.49, 405, 407, 406.7, 403,
Semistandard nonpolar
406, 406, 407, 407, 407, 406, 410
Standard polar 450, 464, 450
from NIST
4.3 Spectral Properties

Index of refraction: 1.3848 @ 25 deg C/D
from HSDB
Max absorption gas: 163 NM log E= 3.9; 177 NM log E= 4.1; 187 NM log E= 3.8; 202 NM log E= 2.7
Lide, D.R. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 73rd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 19921993., p. 3103
from HSDB
IR: 7860 Sadtler Research Laboratories Prism Collection

Weast, R.C. and M.J. Astle. CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volumes I and II. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc. 1985.,
p. V1 340
from HSDB
MASS: 26 Atlas of Mass Spectral Data, John Wiley & Sons, New York
Weast, R.C. and M.J. Astle. CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volumes I and II. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc. 1985.,
p. V1 340
from HSDB
4.3.1 GCMS
1 of 6
NIST Number 114472
1 of 6
Library Main library
Total Peaks 23
m/z Top Peak 41
m/z 2nd Highest 28
m/z 3rd Highest 56
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5 Related Records
5.1 Related Compounds with Annotation
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5.2 Related Compounds
Same Connectivity 16 records
Same Stereo 7 records
Same Isotope 3 records
Same Parent, Connectivity 67 records
Same Parent, Stereo 31 records
Same Parent, Isotope 49 records
Same Parent, Exact 23 records
Mixtures, Components, and

239 records
Neutralized Forms
Similar Compounds 55 records
Similar Conformers 444 records
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5.3 Substances
5.3.1 Related Substances
All 405 records
Same 74 records
Mixture 331 records
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5.3.2 Substances by Category
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5.4 Entrez Crosslinks
PubMed 11 records
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6 Chemical Vendors
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7 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
7.1 Metabolism/Metabolites
IN RAT LIVER CYTOSOL MESO2,3DIBROMOBUTANE WAS CONVERTED, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY, INTO TRANS2
BUTENE WHILE RACEMIC2,3DIBROMOBUTANE GAVE RISE TO CIS2BUTENE.
ANDERS MW, LIVESEY JC; BANBURY REP 5, ISSUE ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE: POTENTIAL HEALTH RISK 331 (1980)
from HSDB
7.2 Mechanism of Action

/Butenes/ are simple asphyxiants and can be used as anesthetics. /Butenes/
from HSDB
8 Use and Manufacturing
8.1 Uses
8.1.1 Industry Uses
Intermediates
1. Fuels and fuel additives

2. Intermediates
8.1.2 Consumer Uses
Fuels and Related Products

8.2 Methods of Manufacturing

EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION OF THE BUTANE/BUTYLENE FRACTION PRODUCED BY CRACKING CRUDE OIL, ALTHOUGH
THE 2BUTENE WHICH IS USED TO MAKE SECBUTYL ALCOHOL IS NOT FIRST SEPARATED OR ISOLATED FROM THE
REFINERY STREAM
SRI
from HSDB
... From isobutanol by action of hot zinc chloride.

Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co.,
Inc., 1996., p. 251
from HSDB
IT IS RECOVERED FROM REFINING GASES.

from HSDB
Obtained by cracking of petroleum oils.

Inc., 1996., p. 251
from HSDB
Gases containing appreciable content of cisbutene2 /and transbutene2/, along with other butene and butane
hydrocarbons, are obtained by fractional distillation of refinery gas. /cis & trans2Butene/
from HSDB
Obtained by cracking of petroleum oils. From isobutanol by the action of hot zinc chloride. Configuration of
stereoisomeric forms.
Inc., 1996., p. 251
from HSDB
Gases containing appreciable content of transbutene2, along with other butene and butane hydrocarbons, are
obtained by fractional distillation of refinery gas.
from HSDB
CATALYTIC OR THERMAL CRACKING OF PETROLEUM FEEDSTOCK, DEHYDROGENATION OF NBUTANE, OR

DISPROPORTIONATION OF PROPYLENE FOLLOWED BY SEPARATION EG, FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION
SRI
from HSDB
8.3 Impurities
Butane hydrocarbons are byproducts in butene production.
Hawley, G.G. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 10th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981., p. 158
from HSDB
8.4 Formulations/Preparations
Technical 95%; CP 99%; research 99.899.9% /cis & trans2Butene/
from HSDB
Grades: Technical, 95%; CP 99.0%; Research 99.9%.

from HSDB
8.5 U.S. Production

1984 3.56X10+11 g /1Butene and 2Butene mixed/
USITC. SYN ORG CHEMU.S. PROD/SALES 1984 p.15
from HSDB
1982 5X10+11 G EST; IN MIXT OF BUTYLENES

SRI
from HSDB
8.6 Sampling Procedures

THE CHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT RESPONDED TO ALL HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING AN OLEFINIC
DOUBLE BOND, INCLUDING CIS2BUTENE & TRANS2BUTENE, & ALSO TO COMPOUNDS CONTAINING SULFIDE
OR AMINE GROUPS. THE OUTPUT OF THE MONITOR WAS COMPARED WITH THAT OF A CONVENTIONAL NON
METHANE HYDROCARBON MONITOR MEASUREMENTS OVER A 40DAY PERIOD & GAVE RESULTS WHICH WERE
QUALITATIVELY SIMILAR. THE POSSIBLE USE OF THE MONITOR FOR AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS IS DISCUSSED.
HILBORN JC ET AL; INT CONF ENVIRON SENSING ASSESS (PROC) 2: 21 (1976)
from HSDB
9 Identification
9.1 Analytic Laboratory Methods

ALKENE HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING CIS2BUTENE & TRANS2BUTENE, IN AMBIENT AIR WERE TRAPPED BY
CRYOGENIC SAMPLING USING TENAX GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY OR CARBOPACK AS ADSORBENT & LIQUID
NITROGEN AS COOLING AGENT, & ANALYZED IN A 2COLUMN SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH 2 FLAME IONIZATION
DETECTORS.
ULLRICH D, SEIFERT B; FRESENIUS Z ANAL CHEM 291 (4): 299 (1978)
from HSDB
MASS SPECTROMETRY & GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WERE USED FOR IDENTIFICATION & DETECTION OF ALKENES,
INCLUDING CIS2BUTENE & TRANS2BUTENE, IN DIVING GASES. SOURCES OF CONTAMINATIONS ARE PAINTS,
COATINGS, SEALANTS, & COMPRESSED BREATHING GAS SUPPLY.
DEUEL CL, ROBERTS RM; PROC DIVERS GAS PURITY SYMP (AD769): 118 (1973)
from HSDB
EXTERNAL VACUUM AIR COLLECTOR USING BOTH TEFLON & TEDLAR BAGS WAS USED FOR SAMPLING
NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING CIS2BUTENE & TRANS2BUTENE, IN AIR. THE AIR SAMPLES WERE
ANALYZED BY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY USING A CRYOGENIC TRAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AIR
SAMPLES INTO THE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH. NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS IN AMBIENT NEW YORK CITY
ATMOSPHERES WERE DETECTED.
ALTWICKER ER, WHITBY RA; PROC ANNU MEET AIR POLLUT CONTROL ASSOC 72 (4): 79 (1979)
from HSDB
ALKENE HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING TRANS2BUTENE, IN AMBIENT AIR WERE TRAPPED BY CRYOGENIC

SAMPLING USING TENAX GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY OR CARBOPACK AS ADSORBENT & LIQUID NITROGEN AS
COOLING AGENT, & ANALYZED IN A 2COLUMN SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH 2 FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS.
ULLRICH D, SEIFERT B; FRESENIUS Z ANAL CHEM 291 (4): 299 (1978)
from HSDB
MASS SPECTROMETRY & GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WERE USED FOR IDENTIFICATION & DETECTION OF ALKENES,
INCLUDING TRANS2BUTENE, IN DIVING GASES. SOURCES OF CONTAMINATIONS ARE PAINTS, COATINGS,
SEALANTS, & COMPRESSED BREATHING GAS SUPPLY.
DEUEL CL, ROBERTS RM; PROC DIVERS GAS PURITY SYMP (AD769): 118 (1973)
from HSDB
EXTERNAL VACUUM AIR COLLECTOR USING BOTH TEFLON & TEDLAR BAGS WAS USED FOR SAMPLING
NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING TRANS2BUTENE, IN AIR. THE AIR SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED BY GAS
CHROMATOGRAPHY USING A CRYOGENIC TRAPPING TECHNIQUE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AIR SAMPLES INTO THE
GAS CHROMATOGRAPH. NONMETHANE HYDROCARBONS IN AMBIENT NEW YORK CITY ATMOSPHERES WERE
DETECTED.
ALTWICKER ER, WHITBY RA; PROC ANNU MEET AIR POLLUT CONTROL ASSOC 72 (4): 79 (1979)
from HSDB
THE CHEMILUMINESCENCE INSTRUMENT RESPONDED TO ALL HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING AN OLEFINIC

DOUBLE BOND, INCLUDING TRANS2BUTENE, & ALSO TO COMPOUNDS CONTAINING SULFIDE OR AMINE
GROUPS. THE OUTPUT OF THE MONITOR WAS COMPARED WITH THAT OF A CONVENTIONAL NONMETHANE
HYDROCARBON MONITOR MEASUREMENTS OVER A 40 DAY PERIOD & GAVE RESULTS WHICH WERE
QUALITATIVELY SIMILAR. THE POSSIBLE USE OF THE MONITOR FOR AIR QUALITY MEASUREMENTS IS DISCUSSED.
HILBORN JC ET AL; INT CONF ENVIRON SENSING ASSESS (PROC) 2: 21 (1976)
from HSDB
10 Safety and Hazards
10.1 Hazards Identification
10.1.1 GHS Classification
Signal: Danger
GHS Hazard Statements
Aggregated GHS information from 7 notifications provided by 625 companies to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each
notification may be associated with multiple companies.
H220 100%: Extremely flammable gas [Danger Flammable gases Category 1]

H280 80.96%: Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated [Warning Gases under pressure Compressed
gas, Liquefied gas, Dissolved gas]
Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage
value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from all companies. Only Hazard Codes with percentage
values above 10% are shown.
Precautionary Statement Codes

P210, P377, P381, P403, P41, and P403
The corresponding statement to each Pcode can be found here.
View all 4 GHS Classification entries
10.1.2 Health Hazard
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: Vapors may cause dizziness or
asphyxiation without warning. Some may be irritating if inhaled at high concentrations. Contact with gas or liquefied
gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Fire may produce irritating and/or toxic gases. ERG, 2016
Flammable 4th degree

Flammable 4th degree, Reactive 1st degree

10.1.3 Fire Hazard
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. Will be
easily ignited by heat, sparks or flames. Will form explosive mixtures with air. Vapors from liquefied gas are initially
heavier than air and spread along ground. CAUTION: Hydrogen UN1049, Deuterium UN1957, Hydrogen,
refrigerated liquid UN1966 and Methane UN1971 are lighter than air and will rise. Hydrogen and Deuterium fires
are difficult to detect since they burn with an invisible flame. Use an alternate method of detection thermal camera,
broom handle, etc. Vapors may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Cylinders exposed to fire may vent and
release flammable gas through pressure relief devices. Containers may explode when heated. Ruptured cylinders may
rocket. ERG, 2016
Extremely flammable.
from ILOICSC
10.1.4 Explosion Hazard
Gas/air mixtures are explosive.

from ILOICSC
10.1.5 Fire Potential
Highly flammable ... Dangerous fire ... risk. /cis & trans2Butene/
from HSDB
FLAMMABLE GAS.
Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. Rahway, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1989., p.
232
from HSDB
10.1.6 Skin, Eye, and Respiratory Irritations
It ... is mildly irritating to the eye. /1Butene/

from HSDB
10.2 Safety and Hazard Properties
10.2.1 Flammability
Flammable limits in air 1.89.7% by volume /cis & trans2Butene/

from HSDB
Lower flammable limit: 1.8% by volume; Upper flammable limit: 9.7% by volume
from HSDB
10.2.2 Critical Temperature
Critical temperature: 428.63 K; Critical pressure: 4.104 MPa
703
from HSDB
10.2.3 Critical Pressure
Critical temperature: 428.63 K; Critical pressure: 4.104 MPa

703
from HSDB
10.2.4 NFPA Hazard Classification
Health: 1. 1= Materials that, on exposure, would cause irritation, but only minor residual injury, including those
requiring the use of an approved airpurifying respirator. These materials are only slightly hazardous to health and
only breathing protection is needed.
from HSDB
Flammability: 4. 4= This degree includes flammable gases, pyrophoric liquids, and Class IA flammable liquids. The
preferred method of fire attack is to stop the flow of material or to protect exposures while allowing the fire to burn
itself out.
from HSDB
Reactivity: 0. 0= This degree includes materials that are normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and that
do not react with water. Normal fire fighting procedures may be used.
from HSDB
10.2.5 NFPA Fire Rating
4
10.2.6 NFPA Health Rating
1
10.2.7 Physical Dangers
The gas is heavier than air and may travel along the ground; distant ignition possible. The gas is heavier than air and
may accumulate in lowered spaces causing a deficiency of oxygen. As a result of flow, agitation, etc., electrostatic
charges can be generated.
from ILOICSC
10.2.8 Explosive Limits and Potential
Dangerous ... explosion risk. /cis & trans2Butene/

from HSDB
vol% in air: 1.89.7

from ILOICSC
10.3 First Aid Measures
10.3.1 First Aid
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: Ensure that medical personnel are
aware of the materials involved and take precautions to protect themselves. Move victim to fresh air. Call 911 or
emergency medical service. Give artificial respiration if victim is not breathing. Administer oxygen if breathing is
difficult. Remove and isolate contaminated clothing and shoes. Clothing frozen to the skin should be thawed before
being removed. In case of contact with liquefied gas, thaw frosted parts with lukewarm water. In case of burns,
immediately cool affected skin for as long as possible with cold water. Do not remove clothing if adhering to skin.
Keep victim calm and warm. ERG, 2016
10.3.2 Inhalation First Aid
Fresh air, rest. Refer for medical attention.

from ILOICSC
10.3.3 Skin First Aid
ON FROSTBITE: rinse with plenty of water, do NOT remove clothes. Refer for medical attention .
from ILOICSC
10.3.4 Eye First Aid
First rinse with plenty of water for several minutes remove contact lenses if easily possible, then refer for medical
attention.
from ILOICSC
10.4 Fire Fighting Measures

Very dangerous, when exposed to heat or flame. Stop flow of gas.
Sax, N.I. Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 6th ed. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984., p. 551
from HSDB
10.4.1 Fire Fighting
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: DO NOT EXTINGUISH A LEAKING
GAS FIRE UNLESS LEAK CAN BE STOPPED. CAUTION: Hydrogen UN1049, Deuterium UN1957 and Hydrogen,
refrigerated liquid UN1966 burn with an invisible flame. Hydrogen and Methane mixture, compressed UN2034 may
burn with an invisible flame. SMALL FIRE: Dry chemical or CO2. LARGE FIRE: Water spray or fog. Move containers from
fire area if you can do it without risk. FIRE INVOLVING TANKS: Fight fire from maximum distance or use unmanned
hose holders or monitor nozzles. Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out. Do not
direct water at source of leak or safety devices; icing may occur. Withdraw immediately in case of rising sound from
venting safety devices or discoloration of tank. ALWAYS stay away from tanks engulfed in fire. For massive fire, use
unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles; if this is impossible, withdraw from area and let fire burn. ERG, 2016
Shut off supply; if not possible and no risk to surroundings, let the fire burn itself out. In other cases extinguish with
water spray.
from ILOICSC
10.4.2 Explosion Fire Fighting
In case of fire: keep cylinder cool by spraying with water. Combat fire from a sheltered position.
from ILOICSC
10.5 Accidental Release Measures
10.5.1 Isolation and Evacuation
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: As an immediate precautionary
measure, isolate spill or leak area for at least 100 meters 330 feet in all directions. LARGE SPILL: Consider initial
downwind evacuation for at least 800 meters 1/2 mile. FIRE: If tank, rail car or tank truck is involved in a fire, ISOLATE
for 1600 meters 1 mile in all directions; also, consider initial evacuation for 1600 meters 1 mile in all directions. In
fires involving Liquefied Petroleum Gases LPG UN1075; Butane, UN1011; Butylene, UN1012; Isobutylene,
UN1055; Propylene, UN1077; Isobutane, UN1969; and Propane, UN1978, also refer to BLEVE SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS ERG page 368. ERG, 2016
10.5.2 Spillage Disposal
Evacuate danger area! Consult an expert! Personal protection: chemical protection suit including selfcontained
breathing apparatus. Ventilation. NEVER direct water jet on liquid.
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10.5.3 Disposal Methods
SRP: At the time of review, criteria for land treatment or burial sanitary landfill disposal practices are subject to
significant revision. Prior to implementing land disposal of waste residue including waste sludge, consult with
environmental regulatory agencies for guidance on acceptable disposal practices.
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10.5.4 Other Preventative Measures
SRP: The scientific literature for the use of contact lenses in industry is conflicting. The benefit or detrimental effects of
wearing contact lenses depend not only upon the substance, but also on factors including the form of the substance,
characteristics and duration of the exposure, the uses of other eye protection equipment, and the hygiene of the
lenses. However, there may be individual substances whose irritating or corrosive properties are such that the wearing
of contact lenses would be harmful to the eye. In those specific cases, contact lenses should not be worn. In any event,
the usual eye protection equipment should be worn even when contact lenses are in place.
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10.6 Handling and Storage
10.6.1 Nonfire Spill Response
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: ELIMINATE all ignition sources no
smoking, flares, sparks or flames in immediate area. All equipment used when handling the product must be
grounded. Do not touch or walk through spilled material. Stop leak if you can do it without risk. If possible, turn
leaking containers so that gas escapes rather than liquid. Use water spray to reduce vapors or divert vapor cloud drift.
Avoid allowing water runoff to contact spilled material. Do not direct water at spill or source of leak. Prevent
spreading of vapors through sewers, ventilation systems and confined areas. Isolate area until gas has dispersed.
CAUTION: When in contact with refrigerated/cryogenic liquids, many materials become brittle and are likely to break
without warning. ERG, 2016
10.6.2 Safe Storage
Fireproof. Store outside or in a separate wellventilated building. Cool.

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10.7 Exposure Control and Personal Protection
10.7.1 Occupational Exposure Limits
TLV NOTESTABLISHED:.
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10.7.2 Inhalation Risk
On loss of containment this substance can cause suffocation by lowering the oxygen content of the air in confined
areas.
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10.7.3 Effects of Short Term Exposure
Rapid evaporation of the liquid may cause frostbite. The substance may cause effects on the central nervous system.
Exposure could cause unconsciousness.
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10.7.4 Fire Prevention
NO open flames, NO sparks and NO smoking.

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10.7.5 Explosion Prevention
Closed system, ventilation, explosionproof electrical equipment and lighting. Prevent buildup of electrostatic
charges e.g., by grounding if in liquid state. Use nonsparking handtools. Flame arrester to prevent flashback from
burner to cylinder.
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10.7.6 Inhalation Prevention
Use ventilation, local exhaust or breathing protection.

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10.7.7 Skin Prevention
Coldinsulating gloves.
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10.7.8 Eye Prevention
Wear face shield.

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10.7.9 Ingestion Prevention
Do not eat, drink, or smoke during work.

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10.7.10 Protective Equipment and Clothing
Excerpt from ERG Guide 115 [Gases Flammable Including Refrigerated Liquids]: Wear positive pressure self
contained breathing apparatus SCBA. Structural firefighters' protective clothing will only provide limited protection.
Always wear thermal protective clothing when handling refrigerated/cryogenic liquids. ERG, 2016
10.8 Stability and Reactivity
10.8.1 Air and Water Reactions
Highly flammable. Insoluble in water.
10.8.2 Reactive Group
Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Unsaturated

10.8.3 Reactivity Alerts
Highly Flammable
10.8.4 Reactivity Profile
The unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as 2BUTENECIS, are generally much more reactive than the alkanes.
Strong oxidizers may react vigorously with them. Reducing agents can react exothermically to release gaseous
hydrogen. In the presence of various catalysts such as acids or initiators, compounds in this class can undergo very
exothermic addition polymerization reactions. Aluminum borohydride reacts with alkenes and in the presence of
oxygen, combustion is initiated even in the absence of moisture.
10.9 Transport Information
10.9.1 DOT Emergency Guidelines
/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Fire or Explosion: EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE.
Will be easily ignited by heat, sparks or flames. Will form explosive mixtures with air. Vapors from liquefied gas are
initially heavier than air and spread along ground. ... Vapors may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Cylinders
exposed to fire may vent and release flammable gas through pressure relief devices. Containers may explode when
heated. Ruptured cylinders may rocket. /Butylene/
U.S. Department of Transportation. 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook. A Guide book for First Responders During the Initial
Phase of a Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Incident. Washington, D.C. 2004
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Health: Vapors may cause dizziness or
asphyxiation without warning. Some may be irritating if inhaled at high concentrations. Contact with gas or liquefied
gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Fire may produce irritating and/or toxic gases. /Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Public Safety: CALL Emergency Response
Telephone Number. ... As an immediate precautionary measure, isolate spill or leak area for at least 100 meters 330
feet in all directions. Keep unauthorized personnel away. Stay upwind. Many gases are heavier than air and will
spread along ground and collect in low or confined areas sewers, basements, tanks. Keep out of low areas.
/Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Protective Clothing: Wear positive pressure
selfcontained breathing apparatus SCBA. Structural firefighters' protective clothing will only provide limited
protection. Always wear thermal protective clothing when handling refrigerated/cryogenic liquids. /Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Evacuation: Large spill: Consider initial
downwind evacuation for at least 800 meters 1/2 mile. Fire: If tank, rail car or tank truck is involved in a fire, ISOLATE
for 1600 meters 1 mile in all directions; also, consider initial evacuation for 1600 meters 1 mile in all directions.
/Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Fire: DO NOT EXTINGUISH A LEAKING GAS
FIRE UNLESS LEAK CAN BE STOPPED. ... Small fires: Dry chemical or CO2. Large fires: Water spray or fog. Move
containers from fire area if you can do it without risk. Fire involving tanks: Fight fire from maximum distance or use
unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles. Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is
out. Do not direct water at source of leak or safety devices; icing may occur. Withdraw immediately in case of rising
sound from venting safety devices or discoloration of tank. ALWAYS stay away from tanks engulfed in fire. For massive
fire, use unmanned hose holders or monitor nozzles; if this is impossible, withdraw from area and let fire burn.
/Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ Spill or Leak: ELIMINATE all ignition sources
no smoking, flares, sparks or flames in immediate area. All equipment used when handling the product must be
grounded. Do not touch or walk through spilled material. Stop leak if you can do it without risk. If possible, turn
leaking containers so that gas escapes rather than liquid. Use water spray to reduce vapors or divert vapor cloud drift.
Avoid allowing water runoff to contact spilled material. Do not direct water at spill or source of leak. Prevent
spreading of vapors through sewers, ventilation systems and confined areas. Isolate area until gas has dispersed.
CAUTION: When in contact with refrigerated/cryogenic liquids, many materials become brittle and are likely to break
without warning. /Butylene/
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/GUIDE 115: GASES FLAMMABLE INCLUDING REFRIGERATED LIQUIDS/ First Aid: Move victim to fresh air. Call 911
or emergency medical service. Give artificial respiration if victim is not breathing. Administer oxygen if breathing is
difficult. Remove and isolate contaminated clothing and shoes. Clothing frozen to the skin should be thawed before
being removed. In case of contact with liquefied gas, thaw frosted parts with lukewarm water. In case of burns,
immediately cool affected skin for as long as possible with cold water. Do not remove clothing if adhering to skin.
Keep victim warm and quiet. Ensure that medical personnel are aware of the materials involved and take precautions
to protect themselves. /Butylene/
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10.9.2 Shipment Methods and Regulations
No person may /transport,/ offer or accept a hazardous material for transportation in commerce unless that person is
registered in conformance ... and the hazardous material is properly classed, described, packaged, marked, labeled,
and in condition for shipment as required or authorized by ... /the hazardous materials regulations 49 CFR 171177./
49 CFR 171.2 (7/1/96)
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The International Air Transport Association IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations are published by the IATA
Dangerous Goods Board pursuant to IATA Resolutions 618 and 619 and constitute a manual of industry carrier
regulations to be followed by all IATA Member airlines when transporting hazardous materials.
IATA. Dangerous Goods Regulations. 38th ed. Montreal, Canada and Geneva, Switzerland: International Air Transport Association,
Dangerous Goods Board, January, 1997., p. 113
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The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code lays down basic principles for transporting hazardous chemicals.
Detailed recommendations for individual substances and a number of recommendations for good practice are
included in the classes dealing with such substances. A general index of technical names has also been compiled. This
index should always be consulted when attempting to locate the appropriate procedures to be used when shipping
any substance or article.
IMDG; International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code; International Maritime Organization p.2070 (1988)
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10.9.3 DOT Label
Flammable Gas
10.9.4 EC Classification
Symbol: F+; R: 12; S: 291633; Note: C

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10.9.5 UN Classification
UN Hazard Class: 2.1

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10.9.6 Emergency Response
Transport Emergency Card: TEC R20S1012 or 20G2F. NFPA Code: H1; F4; R0.
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11 Toxicity
11.1 Toxicological Information
11.1.1 Exposure Routes
The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation.

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11.1.2 Inhalation Symptoms
Dizziness. Unconsciousness.
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11.1.3 Skin Symptoms
ON CONTACT WITH LIQUID: FROSTBITE.

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11.1.4 Eye Symptoms
See Skin.
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11.1.5 Antidote and Emergency Treatment
Basic Treatment: Establish a patent airway. Suction if necessary. Watch for signs of respiratory insufficiency and assist
ventilations if necessary. Administer oxygen by nonrebreather mask at 10 to 15 L/min. Monitor for pulmonary edema
and treat if necessary ... Anticipate seizures and treat as necessary ... For eye contamination, flush eyes immediately
with water. Irrigate each eye continuously with normal saline during transport ... Do not use emetics. For ingestion,
rinse mouth and administer 5 mL/kg up to 200 mL of water for dilution if the patient can swallow, has a strong gag
reflex, and does not drool. Administer activated charcoal ... Treat frostbite with rapid rewarming techniques ...
/Aliphatic hydrocarbons and related compounds/
Bronstein, A.C., P.L. Currance; Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO. Mosby Lifeline. 1994., p.
209210
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Advanced treatment: Consider orotracheal or nasotracheal intubation for airway control in the patient who is
unconscious or in respiratory arrest. Positivepressure ventilation techniques with a bagvalvemask device may be
beneficial. Monitor cardiac rhythm and treat arrhythmias as necessary ... Start an IV with D5W TKO /SRP: "To keep
open", minimal flow rate/. Use lactated Ringer's if signs of hypovolemia are present. Watch for signs of fluid overload.
Consider drug therapy for pulmonary edema ... Treat seizures with diazepam Valium ... Use proparacaine
hydrochloride to assist eye irrigation ... /Aliphatic hydrocarbons and related compounds/
Bronstein, A.C., P.L. Currance; Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure. 2nd ed. St. Louis, MO. Mosby Lifeline. 1994., p. 210
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11.1.6 Human Toxicity Excerpts
Asphyxiant gas /cis & trans2Butene/

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11.1.7 NonHuman Toxicity Excerpts
BUTYLENE2 APPEARS SOMEWHAT MORE HIGHLY /SRP: CNS DEPRESSANT/ THAN BUTENE1. ABOUT 13 TO 13.5%
300 OR 400 MG/L CAUSES DEEP /SRP: CNS DEPRESSION/ ... IN MICE & ABOUT 19% 120 TO 420 MG/L IS FATAL. IT
APPEARS TO BE A LOW MUCOUS MEMBRANE IRRITANT.
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It is a cardiac sensitizer in dogs.

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Concentrations of 13 to 13.5% 300 to 400 mg/L causes deep CNS depression in mice and about 19% 120 to 420
mg/L is fatal. It is a mild mucous membrane irritant. It is a cardiac sensitizer in dogs.
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11.2 Ecological Information
11.2.1 Environmental Fate/Exposure Summary
2Butene's production and use as a solvent, crosslinking agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of butadiene
may result in its release to the environment through various waste streams. If released to air, a vapor pressure of 1,750
trans and 1,600 cis mm Hg at 25 deg C indicates 2butene will exist solely as a gas in the ambient atmosphere. Gas
phase 2butene will be degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl radicals and
ozone molecules; the halflife for these reactions in air are estimated to be in the range of 0.64 to 6 hours. Nighttime
degradation by the reaction with nitrate radicals is also expected to be a significant removal process with a halflife of
0.5 hours. If released to soil, 2butene is expected to have moderate mobility based upon estimated Koc values of
430440. Volatilization from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process based upon Henry's Law
constants of 0.2240.231 atmcu m/mole. 2Butene may volatilize from dry soil surfaces based upon the vapor
pressure. 2Butene was biodegraded by pure cultures isolated from soil and water. If released into water, 2butene is
expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment in water based upon the estimated Koc values. Volatilization
from water surfaces is expected to be an important fate process based upon the Henry's Law constants. Estimated
volatilization halflives for a model river and model lake are 0.75 and 71 hours, respectively. Hydrolysis is not expected
due to a lack of hydrolyzable functional groups. An estimated BCF of 12 suggests the potential for bioconcentration in
aquatic organisms is low. Occupational exposure to 2butene may occur through inhalation and dermal contact with
this compound at workplaces where 2butene is produced or used. The general population may be exposed to 2
butene via inhalation of ambient air. SRC
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trans2Butene's production and use as a solvent, crosslinking agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of
butadiene may result in its release to the environment through various waste streams. If released to air, a vapor
pressure of 1,750 mm Hg at 25 deg C indicates trans2butene will exist solely as a gas in the ambient atmosphere.
Gasphase trans2butene will be degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl
radicals and ozone molecules; the halflife for these reactions in air are estimated to be in the range of 0.64 to 6
hours. Nighttime degradation by the reaction with nitrate radicals is also expected to be a significant removal process
with a halflife of 0.5 hours. If released to soil, trans2butene is expected to have moderate mobility based upon an
estimated Koc of 430. Volatilization from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process based upon a
Henry's Law constant of 0.224 atmcu m/mole. trans2Butene may volatilize from dry soil surfaces based upon its
vapor pressure. trans2Butene was biodegraded by pure cultures isolated from soil and water. If released into water,
trans2butene is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment in water based upon the estimated Koc.
Volatilization from water surfaces is expected to be an important fate process based upon this compound's estimated
Henry's Law constant. Estimated volatilization halflives for a model river and model lake are 0.75 and 71 hours,
respectively. Hydrolysis is not expected due to a lack of hydrolyzable functional groups. An estimated BCF of 12
suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low. Occupational exposure to trans2butene
may occur through inhalation and dermal contact with this compound at workplaces where trans2butene is
produced or used. The general population may be exposed to trans2butene via inhalation of ambient air, handling
of fuel, and exposure to engine exhaust. SRC
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11.2.2 Natural Occurring Sources
2Butene is an anthropogenic compound and it is not known to exist in nature1.

(1) Obenaus F et al; pp. 48394 in Ullmann's Encycl Indust Tech A4 5th ed. Gerhartz W et al Eds VCH Publ (1985)
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trans2Butene is an anthropogenic compound and it is not known to exist in nature1.

(1) Obenaus F et al; Ullmann's Encycl Indust Tech, 5TH ed. Gerhartz W et al Eds. VCH Publishers A4: 48394 (1985)
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11.2.3 Artificial Sources
OCCURS IN COAL GAS.

Inc., 1996., p. 251
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BUTENE2 HAS BEEN DETECTED IN DIESEL EXHAUST.

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2Butene's production and use as a solvent, crosslinking agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of butadiene1
may result in its release to the environment through various waste streamsSRC.
(1) Lewis RJ; Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 12th ed. NY, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., p. 179 (1993)
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Trans2butene has expected ground level concentration in the United States urban air of 510 ppb.
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Trans2butene is found in: exhaust of diesel engine at 0.6 vol%; evaporite from gasoline fuel tank at 4.8 vol%;
evaporite from carburetor at 0.30.5 vol%.
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trans2Butene's production and use as a solvent, crosslinking agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of
butadiene1 may result in its release to the environment through various waste streamsSRC.
(1) Lewis RJ; Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary. 12th ed. NY, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., p. 179 (1993)
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11.2.4 Environmental Fate
TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme1, estimated Koc values of 430440 for the cis and trans
isomersSRC, determined from log Kow values of 2.31 and 2.332 and a regressionderived equation3, indicates
that 2butene is expected to have moderate mobility in soil. Volatilization of 2butene from moist soil surfaces is
expected to be an important fate processSRC given Henry's Law constants of 0.224 and 0.231 atmcu m/mole4. 2
Butene is expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces based upon vapor pressures of 1,600 and 1,750 mm Hg at 25
deg C5. Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from soil and water were found to oxidize 2butene to 2
butene1ol6.
(1) Swann RL et al; Res Rev 85: 1728 (1983) (2) Hansch C et al; Exploring QSAR Fundamentals and Applications in Chemistry and
Biology. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc (1995) (3) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49 (1990) (4) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970) (5) Daubert TE, Danner
RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989) (6)
Patel RW et al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982)
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AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme1, estimated Koc values of 430 and 440 for the cis and trans
isomersSRC, determined from log Kow values of 2.31 and 2.332 and a regressionderived equation3, indicates
that 2butene is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment in waterSRC. Volatilization from water
surfaces is expected3 based upon Henry's Law constant of 0.224 and 0.231 atmcu m/mole4. Using these Henry's
Law constant and an estimation method3, volatilization halflives for a model river and model lake are 0.75 and 71
hours, respectivelySRC. According to a classification scheme5, an estimated BCF of 12SRC, from the log Kow
values2 and a regressionderived equation6, suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is
low. Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from soil and water were found to oxidize 2butene to 2
butene1ol7.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49, 54, 510, 151 to 1529 (1990) (4) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970)
(5) Franke C et al; Chemosphere 29: 150114 (1994) (6) Meylan WM et al; Environ Toxicol Chem 18: 664672 (1999) (7) Patel RW et
al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982)
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ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the
atmosphere1, 2butene, which has a vapor pressure of 1,600 cis and 1,750 trans mm Hg at 25 deg C2, is
expected to exist solely as a gas in the ambient atmosphere. Gasphase 2butene is degraded in the atmosphere by
reaction with photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl radicals, ozone molecules and nitrate radicalsSRC. The halflife for
the reaction with hydroxyl radicals is estimated to be 6 hoursSRC calculated from its rate constant of 6.4X1011 cu
cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C3. The halflife for the reaction with ozone molecules is estimated to be 0.644.6
hoursSRC calculated from rate constants in the range of 5.98X1017 to 4.32X1016 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg
C4. The halflife for the nighttime reaction with nitrate radicals is estimated to be 0.5 hoursSRC calculated from rate
constants of 1.89X1013 to 2.11X1013 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C5.
(1) Bidleman TF; Environ Sci Technol 22: 361367 (1988) (2) Daubert TE, Danner RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of
Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989) (3) Atkinson R; J Phys Chem Ref Data Monograph 1
(1989) (4) Atkinson R, Carter WPL; Chem Rev 84: 43770 (1984) (5) Atkinson R et al; J Phys Chem 88: 12106 (1984)
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TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme1, an estimated Koc value of 430SRC, determined from a log
Kow of 2.312 and a regressionderived equation3, indicates that trans2butene is expected to have moderate
mobility in soil. Volatilization of trans2butene from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate
processSRC given a Henry's Law constant of 0.224 atmcu m/mole4. trans2Butene may volatilize from dry soil
surfaces based upon a vapor pressure of 1,750 mm Hg at 25 deg C5. Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria
isolated from soil and water were found to oxidize 2butene to 2butene1ol6.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49 (1990) (4) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970) (5) Daubert TE, Danner
RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989) (6)
Patel RW et al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982)
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AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme1, an estimated Koc value of 430SRC, determined from a log Kow
of 2.312 and a regressionderived equation3, indicates that trans2butene is expected to adsorb to suspended
solids and sediment in waterSRC. Volatilization from water surfaces is expected3 based upon a Henry's Law
constant of 0.224 atmcu m/mole4. Using this Henry's Law constant and an estimation method3, volatilization half
lives for a model river and model lake are 0.75 and 71 hours, respectivelySRC. According to a classification
scheme5, an estimated BCF of 12SRC, from its log Kow2 and a regressionderived equation6, suggests the
potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low. Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from soil
and water were found to oxidize 2butene to 2butene1ol7.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49, 54, 510, 151 to 1529 (1990) (4) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970)
(5) Franke C et al; Chemosphere 29: 150114 (1994) (6) Meylan WM et al; Environ Toxicol Chem 18: 664672 (1999) (7) Patel RW et
al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982)
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ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the
atmosphere1, trans2butene, which has a vapor pressure of 1,750 mm Hg at 25 deg C2, is expected to exist solely
as a gas in the ambient atmosphere. Gasphase trans2butene is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with
photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl radicals, ozone molecules and nitrate radicalsSRC. The halflife for the reaction
with hydroxyl radicals is estimated to be 6 hoursSRC calculated from its rate constant of 6.39X1011 cu
cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C3. The halflife for the reaction with ozone molecules is estimated to be 0.644.6
hoursSRC calculated from rate constants in the range of 5.98X1017 to 4.32X1016 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg
C4. The halflife for the nighttime reaction with nitrate radicals is estimated to be 0.5 hoursSRC calculated from its
rate constant of 2.11X1013 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C5.
(1) Bidleman TF; Environ Sci Technol 22: 361367 (1988) (2) Daubert TE, Danner RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of
Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989) (3) Atkinson R; J Phys Chem Ref Data Monograph 1
(1989) (4) Atkinson R, Carter WPL; Chem Rev 84: 43770 (1984) (5) Atkinson R et al; J Phys Chem 88: 12106 (1984)
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11.2.5 Biodegredation
Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from soil and water were found to oxidize 2butene to 2butene1
ol1. Pure cultures isolated from soil and lake water samples degraded 2butene to 2,3epoxybutane2.
(1) Patel RW et al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982) (2) Hou CT et al; Appl Environ Microbiol 46: 17177 (1983)
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Microorganisms isolated from soil or water and raised on ethylene were found to epoxidize trans2butene to trans
2,3epoxybutane1. Pure cultures of methanotrophic bacteria isolated from soil and water were found to oxidize 2
butene to 2butene1ol2.
(1) Hou CT et al; App Environ Microbiol 38: 12734 (1979) (2) Patel RW et al; Rev Ind Microbiol 23: 187205 (1982)
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11.2.6 Abiotic Degredation
The rate constant for the gasphase reaction of 2butene with photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl radicals has been
measured as 6.4X1011 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C1. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of about 6
hours at an atmospheric concentration of 5X10+5 hydroxyl radicals per cu cm1. The rate constant for the gasphase
reaction of 2butene with ozone molecules has been measured in the range of 5.98X1017 to 4.32X1016 cu
cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C2. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of about 0.64 to 4.6 hours at an
atmospheric concentration of 7X10+11 ozone molecules per cu cm2. The rate constant for the gasphase nighttime
reaction of 2butene with nitrate radicals has been measured as 1.89X1013 to 2.11X1013 cu cm/moleculesec at 25
deg C3. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of about 0.5 hours at an atmospheric concentration of 2X10+9
nitrate radicals per cu cm3. 2Butene is not expected to undergo hydrolysis in the environment due to the lack of
hydrolyzable functional groups4 nor to directly photolyze due to the lack of absorption in the environmental UV
spectrum.
(1) Atkinson R; Chem Rev 85: 69201 (1985)(2) Atkinson R, Carter WPL; Chem Rev 84: 43770 (1984)(3) Atkinson R et al; J Phys
Chem 88: 12106 (1984) (4) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc
pp. 74, 75 (1990)
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The rate constant for the gasphase reaction of trans2butene with photochemicallyproduced hydroxyl radicals has
been measured as 6.39X1011 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C1. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of
about 6 hours at an atmospheric concentration of 5X10+5 hydroxyl radicals per cu cm1. The rate constant for the
gasphase reaction of trans2butene with ozone molecules has been measured in the range of 5.98X1017 to
4.32X1016 cu cm/moleculesec at 25 deg C2. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of about 0.64 to 4.6
hours at an atmospheric concentration of 7X10+11 ozone molecules per cu cm2. The rate constant for the gas
phase nighttime reaction of trans2butene with nitrate radicals has been measured as 2.11X1013 cu cm/molecule
sec at 25 deg C3. This corresponds to an atmospheric halflife of about 0.5 hours at an atmospheric concentration of
2X10+9 nitrate radicals per cu cm3. trans2Butene is not expected to undergo hydrolysis in the environment due to
the lack of hydrolyzable functional groups4 nor to directly photolyze due to the lack of absorption in the
environmental UV spectrum.
(1) Atkinson R; Chem Rev 85: 69201 (1985) (2) Atkinson R, Carter WPL; Chem Rev 84: 43770 (1984) (3) Atkinson R et al; J Phys
Chem 88: 12106 (1984) (4) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc
pp. 74, 75 (1990)
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11.2.7 Bioconcentration
An estimated BCF of 12 was calculated for 2buteneSRC, using log Kow values of 2.33 and 2.31 for the cis and trans
isomers, respectively1 and a regressionderived equation2. According to a classification scheme3, this BCF
suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low.
(1) Hansch C et al; Exploring QSAR Fundamentals and Applications in Chemistry and Biology. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc
(1995)(2) Meylan WM et al; Environ Toxicol Chem 18: 664672 (1999) (3) Franke C et al; Chemosphere 29: 150114 (1994)
from HSDB
An estimated BCF of 12 was calculated for trans2buteneSRC, using a log Kow of 2.311 and a regressionderived
equation2. According to a classification scheme3, this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic
organisms is low.
(1995)(2) Meylan WM et al; Environ Toxicol Chem 18: 664672 (1999) (3) Franke C et al; Chemosphere 29: 150114 (1994)
from HSDB
11.2.8 Soil Adsorption/Mobility
The Koc of trans2butene is estimated as 430SRC, using a log Kow of 2.311 and a regressionderived equation2.
The Koc of cis2butene is estimated as 440SRC, using a log Kow of 2.331 and a regressionderived equation2.
According to a classification scheme3, these estimated Koc values suggest that 2butene is expected to have
moderate mobility in soil.
(1995) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49 (1990)
(3) Swann RL et al; Res Rev 85: 1728 (1983)
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The Koc of trans2butene is estimated as 430SRC, using a log Kow of 2.311 and a regressionderived equation2.
According to a classification scheme3, this estimated Koc value suggests that trans2butene is expected to have
moderate mobility in soil.
(1995) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods. Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 49 (1990)
(3) Swann RL et al; Res Rev 85: 1728 (1983)
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11.2.9 Volatilization from Water/Soil
The Henry's Law constant for 2butene is 0.224 atmcu m/mole trans and 0.231 atmcu m/mole cis1. These
Henry's Law constants indicate that 2butene is expected to volatilize rapidly from water surfaces2. Based on these
Henry's Law constants, the volatilization halflife from a model river 1 m deep, flowing 1 m/sec, wind velocity of 3
m/sec2 is estimated as 0.75 hoursSRC. The volatilization halflife from a model lake 1 m deep, flowing 0.05 m/sec,
wind velocity of 0.5 m/sec2 is estimated as 71 hoursSRC. 2Butene may volatilize from dry soil surfacesSRC based
upon a vapor pressure of 1,750 mm Hg trans and 1,600 mm Hg cis at 25 deg C3.
(1) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 151 to 1529 (1990) (3) Daubert TE, Danner RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of
Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989)
from HSDB
The Henry's Law constant for trans2butene is 0.224 atmcu m/mole1. This Henry's Law constant indicates that
trans2butene is expected to volatilize rapidly from water surfaces2. Based on this Henry's Law constant, the
volatilization halflife from a model river 1 m deep, flowing 1 m/sec, wind velocity of 3 m/sec2 is estimated as 0.75
hoursSRC. The volatilization halflife from a model lake 1 m deep, flowing 0.05 m/sec, wind velocity of 0.5 m/sec2
is estimated as 71 hoursSRC. trans2Butene may volatilize from dry soil surfacesSRC based upon a vapor pressure
of 1,750 mm Hg at 25 deg C3.
(1) Wasik SP, Tsang W; J Phys Chem 74: 297076 (1970) (2) Lyman WJ et al; Handbook of Chemical Property Estimation Methods.
Washington, DC: Amer Chem Soc pp. 151 to 1529 (1990) (3) Daubert TE, Danner RP; Physical and Thermodynamic Properties of
Pure Chemicals Data Compilation Washington, DC: Taylor and Francis (1989)
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11.2.10 Effluents Concentrations
2Butene was listed as a compound present in both gasoline and the exhaust from motor vehicles1. The estimated
annual emissions of 2butene from gasoline powered vehicles in the UK in 1983 was 5.58 kilo tons1. The average
concentration of 2butene in the exhaust of 67 Australian gasoline vehicles was 1.1% w/w of the total non methane
hydrocarbons2. 2Butene was identified as a stack emission from a waste incinerator3.
(1) Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (2) Junk GA, Ford CD; Chemosphere 9: 187230 (1980) (3) Junk GA, Ford CD;
Chemosphere 9: 187230 (1980)
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2Butene was identified, not quantified, in automobile emissions in Canada1 and 4stroke lawn mowers2. The
emission rate of 2butene from typical automobiles was reported as 2737 mg per liter of gasoline3. The emission
rate of 2butene from ferries with diesel engines was reported as 0.10.3 mg/kWh4. Car exhaust in London, England
contained 2butene at an avg concn of 648 and 822 ppb5. 2Butene was detected at concns of 1.125.7 ug/cu m in
the effluent of a Swedish catcracking refinery6.
(1) Rogak SN et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 48: 60415 (1998) (2) Gabele P; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 47: 94552 (1997) (3)
Fraser MP et al; Environ Sci Technol 32: 205160 (1998) (4) Cooper DA et al; Atmos Environ 30: 246373 (1996) (5) Blake NJ et al; J
Geophys Res 98: 285164 (1993) (6) Ostermark U; Chemosphere 30: 181317 (1995)
from HSDB
Trans2butene is listed as a compound present both in gasoline and in the exhaust of motor vehicles1,2. The
estimated annual emissions of trans2butene from gasoline powered vehicles in the UK, 1983, is 4.7 kton3. The
average concn of trans2butene in the exhaust of 67 Australian gasolines vehicles was 0.6% w/w of nonmethane
hydrocarbons4. The emission rate of trans2butene in the California South Coast Air Basin amounts to 8X10+3
kg/day5.
(1) Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (2) Stephens ER, Burleson FR; J Air Pollut Control Assoc 17: 14753 (1967) (3)
Bailey JC et al; Sci Total Environ 93: 199206 (1990) (4) Nelson PF, Quigley SM; Atmos Environ 18: 7987 (1984) (5) Grosjean D;
Environ Sci Tech 23: 150614 (1989)
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trans2Butene was identified, not quantified, in automobile emissions in Canada1 and 4stroke lawn mowers2. The
emission rate of trans2butene from typical automobiles was reported as 37 mg/l of gasoline3. The emission rate of
trans2butene from ferries with diesel engines was reported as 0.3 and 0.1 mg/kWh4. Car exhaust in London,
England contained trans2butene at an avg concn of 822 ppb5.
(1) Rogak SN et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 48: 60415 (1998) (2) Gabele P; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 47: 94552 (1997) (3)
Fraser MP et al; Environ Sci Technol 32: 205160 (1998) (4) Cooper DA et al; Atmos Environ 30: 246373 (1996) (5) Blake NJ et al; J
Geophys Res 98: 285164 (1993)
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11.2.11 Atmospheric Concentrations
SOURCE DOMINATED: 2Butene was reported at an avg concns of 0.3340.408 ppb along roadsides and at 0.149
0.159 ppb at airports in Atlanta, GA1. The concn of 2butene at an unspecified street in London, England was
reported as 7.19 ppb2. 2Butene was reported in the Caldecott Tunnel, CA at mean concn of 6.611.2 mg/l in
August of 1994 when low oxygenated fuels 0.3% were being employed in the San Francisco area3. 2Butene was
reported in the Caldecott Tunnel, CA at a mean concn of 13.615 mg/l in October of 1994 when high oxygenated fuels
2% were being employed in the San Francisco area3. 2Butene was identified, not quantified, in the Tingstad
Tunnel, Sweden4.
(1) Conner TL et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 45: 38394 (1995) (2) Blake NJ et al; J Geophys Res 98: 285164 (1993) (3)
Kirschstetter TW et al; Environ Sci Technol 30: 66170 (1996) (4) Barrefors G, Petersson G; Chemosphere 25: 69196 (1992)
from HSDB
URBAN/SUBURBAN: 2Butene was detected, but not quantified, in the air of Elizabeth and Pine Barrens, NJ, 19791.
The concentration of 2butene taken from the top of an 82 story building at noon in New York City, 1977, ranged
from 5.06.7 ug/cu m2. The average concentration of 2butene and isobutene, measured in 780 samples from
Houston, TX, Summer 1977, was 4 ppb3. The concentration of 2butene in downtown Houston obtained during two
separate daylong sampling expeditions in July of 1973 ranged from not detected to 0.012 ppm and from not
detected to 0.02 ppm in three sampling expeditions in Pasadena, TX4. The concentration of 2butene in two rooftop
samples taken in Riverside, CA, 196566 was 10.5 and 2.0 ppb, respectively5. 2Butene was qualitatively identified in
roadway air samples6. 2Butene, as a mixture with 1,3butadiene, was determined in the air of Jones State Forest, TX,
in 19787.
(1) Bozzelli JW et al; Analysis of Selected and Carcinogenic Substances in Ambient Air in New Jersey. NJ Dept Environ Prot p. 38
(1980) (2) Altwicker ER, Whitby RA; Sampling, Sample Preparation, and Measurement of Specific Nonmethane Hydrocarbons. 72
Ann Mtg Air Poll Control Assoc Cincinnati, OH June (1979) (3) Monson PR et al; Houston Oxidant Field Study: Summer 1977. 71st
Ann Mtg Air Poll Control Assoc Houston, TX: June (1978) (4) Siddiqui AA, Worley FLJR; Atmos Environ 11: 13143 (1977) (5)
Stephans ER, Burleson FR; J Air Pollut Control Assoc 17: 14753 (1967) (6) Stump FD, Dropkin DL; Anal Chem 57: 261934 (1985) (7)
Seila RL; Non Urban Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Ambient Air North of Houston, TX. USEPA600/379010 (1979)
from HSDB
URBAN/SUBURBAN: The estimated annual mean concentration of 2butene in London, England is 3 ug/cu m1. The
observed background level of 2butene in Sidney, Australia, was 5.1 ug/cu m1. The mean concentration of 2butene
in urban, rural, and polluted rural locations in NW England, 1983, was 27.6, <2.1 and 5.6 ppb, respectively2. The
average concentration of 2butene in Sidney, Australia, 19791980, was 2.1 ppb3.
(1) Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (2) Colbeck I, Harrison RM; Atmos Environ 19: 1899904 (1985) (3) Nelson PF,
Quigley SM; Environ Sci Technol 16: 6505 (1982)
from HSDB
URBAN/SUBURBAN: 2butene was reported in urban air in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1996 at a mean concn of 2.3 and 3.2
mg/cu m1. 2Butene was detected in 1993 at an avg concn of 0.75 ug/cu m not detected3.0 ug/cu m in Los
Angeles, CA2. 2Butene was detected in 53% of the air samples obtained in Atlanta, GA at concns of 0.10.15 ppb3.
Mean concns of 313.9 ppb 2butene were reported for various sites around Vienna, Austria4.
(1) Grosjean E et al; Environ Sci Technol 32: 206169 (1998) (2) Fraser MP et al; Environ Sci Technol 31: 235667 (1997) (3)
BernardoBricker A et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 45: 591603 (1995) (4) Lanzerstorfer C, Puxbaum H; Water Air Soil Pollut 51:
34555 (1990)
from HSDB
RURAL/REMOTE: 2Butene was detected in the atmosphere of the Borden Forest, Canada in 1993 at concns of 0.02
0.1 ppb during daytime hours and 0.010.09 ppb during nighttime hours1. 2Butene was detected in Egbert, Canada
at a concn of 0.1660.038 ppb2. 2Butene trans was detected in the Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia not
detected0.05 ppb, Lac la Flamme, Canada not detected0.03 ppb, Egbert, Canada not detected0.02 ppb and
Saturna Island, Canada not detected0.03 ppb3. 2Butene was qualitatively detected in the Eggegebirge Forest,
West Germany, 19884.
(1) Fuentes JD et al; J Atmos Chem 25: 6795 (1996) (2) Shepson PB et al; Atmos Environ 27A: 74957 (1993) (3) Bottenheim JW,
Shepherd MF; Atmos Environ 29: 64764 (1995) (4) Hekmig et al; Chemosphere 19: 1399412 (1989)
from HSDB
THE MORE HIGHLY REACTIVE TRANS2BUTENE OCCURS AT MUCH LOWER CONCENTRATIONS IN THE
ATMOSPHERE THAN OTHER COMPARABLE HYDROCARBONS.
from HSDB
SOURCE DOMINATED: trans2Butene was reported at an avg concn of 0.408 ppb along roadsides and at 0.149 ppb
at airports in Atlanta, GA1. The concn of trans2butene at an unspecified street in London, England was reported as
9 ppb2. trans2Butene was reported in the Caldecott Tunnel, CA at a mean concn of 11.2 mg/l in August of 1994
when low oxygenated fuels 0.3% were being employed in the San Francisco area3. trans2Butene was reported in
the Caldecott Tunnel, CA at a mean concn of 15 mg/l in October of 1994 when high oxygenated fuels 2% were being
employed in the San Francisco area3. trans2Butene was identified, not quantified, in the Tingstad Tunnel,
Sweden4.
(1) Conner TL et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 45: 38394 (1995) (2) Blake NJ et al; J Geophys Res 98: 285164 (1993) (3)
Kirschstetter TW et al; Environ Sci Technol 30: 66170 (1996) (4) Barrefors G, Petersson G; Chemosphere 25: 69196 (1992)
from HSDB
URBAN/SUBURBAN: trans2Butene was detected in the air of Tulsa, OK, Rio Blano County, CO, and the Smokey
Mountains, TN, 197879, at concns ranging 1.628.8 ppbC 8 samples, not detected to 1.6 ppbC 6 samples and 0.5
1.5 ppbC 9 samples, respectively1,2. The average concn of trans2butene between 6 and 9 am, 197581, was 5
ppbC in Houston, TX, 1 ppbC in Philadelphia, PA, 3 ppbC in Baltimore, MD, 3 ppbC in Washington, DC, 3 ppbC in
Newark, NJ, 2 ppbC in Boston, MA, and 1 ppbC in Milwaukee, WI3. trans2Butene was detected in Los Angeles, CA,
air samples, fall of 1981, at concns ranging from 011 ppb4. It was detected in the air of Los Angeles, CA, 1960, at
concns ranging from trace to 3 ppb5. The maximum concn of trans2butene at Roan Mt., Grandfather Mt., Linville
Gorge, and the outskirts of Boone, NC were 0.3 ppbC, 0.5 ppbC, 0.3 ppbC in samples taken 1981826. The concn in
downtown Boone, NC, ranged from 1.64.0 ppbC with a median value of 3.0 ppbC6.
(1) Arnts RR, Meeks SA; Atmos Environ 15: 164351 (1981) (2) Arnts RR, Meeks SA; Biogenic Hydrocarbon Contribution to the
Ambient Air of Selected Areas. USEPA600/380023 (1980) (3) Sexton K, Westberg H; Atmos Environ 18: 112532 (1984) (4)
Grosjean D, Fung K; Air Pollut Control Assoc J 34: 53743 (1984) (5) Neligan RE; Arch Environ Health 5: 58191 (1962) (6) Seila RL et
al; Atmospheric Volatile Hydrocarbon Composition at Five Remote Sites in Northwestern North Carolina, USEPA600/D84092
(NTIS PB84177930) (1984)
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URBAN/SUBURBAN: The concn of trans2butene in 811 samples taken from 39 U.S. cities, 198484, ranged from 0.1
ppbC to 337 ppbC with a median value of 2.5 ppbC1. The ambient air concn of trans2butene in Houston, TX, 1973
4, ranged from not detected to 12 ppm, and not detected to 8 ppm in nearby Pasadena, TX2. Three rooftop air
samples in Riverside, CA, 196566, contained concns of 1.0 ppb 1.4 ppb and 6.0 ppb3. The background concn of
transbutene in Janesville, WI, 1978, was 0.5 ug/cu m, yet it was detected at respective concns of 2.5 ug/cu m and 1.0
ug/cu m 15 and 40 miles downwind of the city4. trans2Butene was qualitatively identified in U.S. roadway air
samples5. The estimated annual mean concn of trans2butene in London, England, is 2 ug/cu m6. The observed
background level of trans2butene in Sidney, Australia, 19791980, was 1.1 ppb8.
(1) Seila RL et al; Determination of C2 to C12 Ambient Air Hydrocarbons in 39 US cities, from 1984 through 1986. USEPA/600/S3
89/058 (1989) (2) Siddiqi AA, Worley FL; Atmos Environ 11: 134343 (1977) (3) Stephens ER, Burleson FR; J Air Pollut Control Assoc
17: 14753 (1967) (4) Sexton K; Environ Sci Technol 17: 4027 (1983) (5) Stump FD, Dropkin DL; Anal Chem 57: 262934 (1985) (6)
Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (7) Duce RA et al; Rev Geophys Space Phys 21: 92152 (1983) (8) Nelson PF,
Quigley SM; Environ Sci Technol 16: 6505 (1982)
from HSDB
URBAN/SUBURBAN: trans2Butene was detected in urban air in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1996 at a mean concn of 3.2
mg/cu m1. trans2Butene was detected in 1993 at an avg concn of 0.75 ug/cu m not detected to 3.0 ug/cu m in
Los Angeles, CA2. trans2Butene was detected in 53% of the air samples obtained in Atlanta, GA at concns of 0.1
0.15 ppb3. Mean concns of 313.9 ppb trans2butene were reported for various sites around Vienna, Austria4.
(1) Grosjean E et al; Environ Sci Technol 32: 206169 (1998) (2) Fraser MP et al; Environ Sci Technol 31: 235667 (1997) (3)
BernardoBricker A et al; J Air Waste Manage Assoc 45: 591603 (1995) (4) Lanzerstorfer C, Puxbaum H; Water Air Soil Pollut 51:
34555 (1990)
from HSDB
RURAL/REMOTE: trans2Butene was detected in the atmosphere of the Borden Forest, Canada in 1993 at concns of
0.060.1 ppb during daytime hours and 0.060.09 ppb during nighttime hours1. trans2Butene was detected in
Egbert, Canada at a concn of 0.038 ppb2. trans2Butene was detected in the Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia
not detected0.05 ppb, Lac la Flamme, Canada not detected0.03 ppb, Egbert, Canada not detected0.02 ppb and
Saturna Island, Canada not detected0.03 ppb3.
(1) Fuentes JD et al; J Atmos Chem 25: 6795 (1996) (2) Shepson PB et al; Atmos Environ 27A: 74957 (1993) (3) Bottenheim JW,
Shepherd MF; Atmos Environ 29: 64764 (1995)
from HSDB
11.2.12 Probable Routes of Human Exposure
The probable routes of exposure to 2butene are by inhalation and dermal contact. Workers in the petroleum field are
likely to be exposed to 2butene by inhalation of gasoline fumes during the production, transport or dispensing of
motor fuels1. Dermal exposure is likely to result when gasoline products are spilled on the skinSRC as 2butene is a
component of gasoline2. Probable routes of exposure for the general population include inhalation of 2butene due
to its volatilization from gasoline2, release from motor vehicle exhaust2,3 and handling of gasolineSRC.
(1) Rappaport SM et al; Appl Ind Hyg 2: 14854 (1987) (2) Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (3) Neslon PF, Quigley
SM; Atmos Environ 18: 7987 (1984)
from HSDB
NIOSH NOES Survey 198183 has statistically estimated that 545 workers are exposed to 2butene in the USA1. Of
18 personal air samples from attendants at a high volume gasoline service station in PA, 1983, 2butene was detected
but not quantitated in 17 samples and measured in one sample at a concentration of 0.1ppm2. Personal air samples
taken for workers in the petroleum industry indicated that 14 of 56 outside operators, 48 of 49 transport drivers and
48 of 49 service attendants were exposed to 2butene3. Workers were exposed to 2butene during the loading of
gasoline at bulk or marine terminals4.
(1) NIOSH; National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) (1989) (2) Kearney CA, Dunham DB; Am Ind Hyg Assoc 47: 5359 (1986)
(3) Rappaport SM et al; Appl Ind Hyg 2: 14854 (1987) (4) Halder CA et al; Am Ind Hyg Assoc 47: 16472 (1986)
from HSDB
Occupational exposure to 2butene may occur through inhalation and dermal contact with this compound at
workplaces where 2butene is produced or used. The general population may be exposed to 2butene via inhalation
of ambient air. SRC
from HSDB
The probable routes of exposure to trans2butene are by inhalation and dermal contact. Workers in the petroleum
field are likely to be exposed to trans2butene by inhalation of gasoline fumes during the production, transport or
dispensing of motor fuels1. Workers were exposed to trans2butene during the loading of gasoline at bulk or
marine terminals4. Personal air samples taken from workers in the petroleum industry indicate that 2 of 56 outside
operators were exposed to trans2butene at a mean concn 0.370 mg/cu m, 30 of 49 transport drivers were exposed
at a mean concn of 0.169 mg/cu m and 16 of 49 service attendants were exposed at a mean concn of 0.034 mg/cu
m1.Dermal exposure is likely to result when gasoline products are spilled on the skinSRC as trans2butene is a
component of gasoline2. Probable routes of exposure for the general population include inhalation of trans2
butene due to its volatilization from gasoline2 and presence in motor vehicle exhaust2,3.
(1) Rappaport SM et al; Appl Ind Hyg 2: 14854 (1987) (2) Bailey JC et al; Atmos Environ 24A: 4352 (1990) (3) Nelson PF, Quigley
SM; Atmos Environ 18: 7987 (1984) (4) Halder CA et al; Am Ind Hyg Assoc 47: 16472 (1986)
from HSDB
11.2.13 Body Burdens
HUMAN RESPIRATORY GASES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO CONTAIN BUTENE2. IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECTS, THE
CIS FORM WAS PREPONDERANT OVER THE TRANSISOMER, EXCEPT IN ONE CASE.
from HSDB
trans2Butene was detected in the expired air of 6 out of 10 air samples taken from 8 smoking and nonsmoking
male volunteers from Texas, at concns ranging from 0.054 to 80.0 ug/h, averaging 14.2 ug/h for the positive
samples1. Abstract: PubMed
(1) Conkle JP et al; Arch Environ Health 30: 2905 (1975)
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15 Information Sources
1. CAMEO Chemicals /source/CAMEO Chemicals
2butene
https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/18045 https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/chemical/18045
2. ChemIDplus /source/ChemIDplus
trans2Butene
https://chem.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/sid/0000624646 https://chem.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/sid/0000624646
2Butene
Hydrocarbons, C4unsatd.
3. EPA Chemicals under the TSCA /source/EPA Chemicals under the TSCA
2Butene, (2E)
http://www.epa.gov/chemicaldatareporting http://www.epa.gov/chemicaldatareporting
4. EPA DSStox /source/EPA DSStox

(2E)2Butene
https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/dsstoxdb/results?search=DTXSID7027255
https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/dsstoxdb/results?search=DTXSID7027255
5. European Chemicals Agency ECHA /source/European Chemicals Agency ECHA

2butene
https://echa.europa.eu/ https://echa.europa.eu/
(E)but2ene
https://echa.europa.eu/informationonchemicals/clinventorydatabase//discli/details/68156
2butene
6. ILOICSC /source/ILOICSC
trans2BUTENE
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.display?p_card_id=0398 http://www.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.display?p_card_id=0398
7. NJDOH RTK Hazardous Substance List /source/NJDOH RTK Hazardous Substance List
2butenetrans
http://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/documents/righttoknow/hsl_alpha.pdf
http://www.nj.gov/health/workplacehealthandsafety/documents/righttoknow/hsl_alpha.pdf
8. NITECMC /source/NITECMC
trans2Butene
http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/english/ghs/15mhlw0003e.html http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/english/ghs/15mhlw0003e.html
9. Safe Work Australia HCIS /source/Safe Work Australia HCIS

624646
http://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/ http://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/
10. FDA/SPL Indexing Data /source/FDA/SPL Indexing Data

017NGL487F
https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/DataStandards/SubstanceRegistrationSystemUniqueIngredientIdentifierUNII/
https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/DataStandards/SubstanceRegistrationSystemUniqueIngredientIdentifierUNII/
11. HSDB /source/HSDB

2BUTENE
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgibin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+107017 http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi
bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+107017
TRANS2BUTENE
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgibin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+624646 http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi
bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@rn+@rel+624646
12. NIST /source/NIST

2Butene
http://www.nist.gov/srd/nist1a.cfm http://www.nist.gov/srd/nist1a.cfm
13. Wikipedia /source/Wikipedia

(E)2butene
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27121170 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27121170
but2ene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Butene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2Butene
14. PubChem
Data deposited in or computed by PubChem
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
15. MeSH /source/MeSH

2butene
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/67021639 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/67021639
MeSH Tree
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
16. ChEBI /source/ChEBI

ChEBI Ontology
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/userManualForward.do#ChEBI%20Ontology
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/userManualForward.do#ChEBI%20Ontology
17. WIPO /source/WIPO

International Patent Classification
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Compound Summary for CID 62695

trans2Butene Cite this Record

PubChem CID: 62695

Molecular Formula: C4H8 or CH3HC=CHCH3

Substance Registry: FDA UNII

Safety Summary: Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary LCSS

PUBCHEM COMPOUND TRANS2BUTENE Create Date: 20050327

3 Names and Identifiers

4 Chemical and Physical Properties

7 Pharmacology and Biochemistry

8 Use and Manufacturing

10 Safety and Hazards

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3 Names and Identifiers

3.1 Computed Descriptors

3.1.1 IUPAC Name

3.1.3 InChI Key

3.1.4 Canonical SMILES

3.1.5 Isomeric SMILES

3.2 Molecular Formula

3.3 Other Identifiers

590181 cis isomer

3.3.3 ICSC Number

Description chemical compound

Description chemical compound

3.4.1 MeSH Synonyms

3.4.2 DepositorSupplied Synonyms

1. trans2Butene 11. transButene 21. CH3CH=CHCH3 31. EINECS 2034529

4 Chemical and Physical Properties

4.1 Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value

Molecular Weight 56.108 g/mol

Hydrogen Bond Donor Count 0

Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count 0

Rotatable Bond Count 0

Topological Polar Surface Area 0 A^2

Monoisotopic Mass 56.063 g/mol

Exact Mass 56.063 g/mol

Compound Is Canonicalized true

Heavy Atom Count 4

Defined Atom Stereocenter Count 0

Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count 0

Defined Bond Stereocenter Count 1

Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count 0

Isotope Atom Count 0

CovalentlyBonded Unit Count 1

4.2 Experimental Properties

4.2.1 Physical Description

from EPA Chemicals under the TSCA

COLOURLESS COMPRESSED LIQUEFIED GAS.

Slightly aromatic odor

4.2.4 Boiling Point

0.8 deg C at 760 mm Hg

4.2.5 Melting Point

4.2.6 Flash Point

Very soluble in ethanol and ether. Soluble in benzene.

Sol in organic solvents; insol in water

0.599 g/cu cm at 25 deg C

4.2.9 Vapor Density

4.2.10 Vapor Pressure

log Kow= 2.31