40031-31-0

Basic information

• Product Name: ERYTHRULOSE
• Synonyms: 2-Butanone, 1,3,4-trihydroxy-;1,3,4-trihydroxybutan-2-one
• CAS NO: 40031-31-0
• Molecular Formula: C₄H₈O₄
• Molecular Weight: 120.1039
• Mol File: 40031-31-0.mol
• Article Data: 25

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 349.6 °C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 179.4 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.42g/cm³
• PKA: 12.00±0.20(Predicted)
• CAS DataBase Reference: ERYTHRULOSE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: ERYTHRULOSE(40031-31-0)
• EPA Substance Registry System: ERYTHRULOSE(40031-31-0)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 40031-31-0(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Uses

1,3,4-Trihydroxy-2-butanone is used in self tanning products.

Flammability and Explosibility

Notclassified

Upstream product

• 95-43-2 D-threose 
• 50-00-0 formaldehyd 
• 96-26-4 dihydroxyacetone 
• 583-50-6 D-erythrose 
• 23147-58-2 glycolaldehyde dimer 
• 141-46-8 Glycolaldehyde 
• 28564-83-2 2,3-dihydro-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one 
• 2319-57-5 1,2,3,4-butanetetrol 
• 7722-84-1 dihydrogen peroxide 
• 59-43-8 thiamin.HCl 
• 50-99-7 D-glucose 
• 210230-59-4 D-erythrofuranose 
• 2418-52-2 D-threitol 
• 909878-64-4 meso-erythritol 

Downstream Products

• 95-43-2 D-threose 
• 583-50-6 D-erythrose 
• 909878-64-4 meso-erythritol 
• 6968-16-7 rac-threitol 
• 56-81-5 glycerol 
• 19444-84-9 3-hydroxyoxolan-2-one 
• 600-17-9 vinyl glycolic acid 
• 57-55-6 propylene glycol 
• 2418-52-2 D-threitol 
• 107-21-1 ethylene glycol 
• 584-03-2 1,2-dihydroxybutane 

Relevant articles and documents

PROCESSES FOR PREPARING C-4 SUGARS AND KETOSE SUGARS

Various processes for preparing C4 aldoses and/or ketones thereof are described. Various processes are described for preparing C4 aldoses and/or ketones thereof from feed compositions comprising glycolaldehyde. Also, various processes for preparing useful downstream products and intermediates, such as erythritol and erythronic acid, from the C4 aldoses and/or ketones thereof are described.

Efficient Production of Biomass-Derived C4 Chiral Synthons in Aqueous Solution

Carbohydrates are expected to replace petroleum and to become the base of industrial chemistry. Chirality is one particular area in which carbohydrates have a special potential advantage over petroleum resources. Herein, we report a catalytic approach for the direct production of d-tetroses [i.e., d-(?)-erythrose and d-(+)-erythrulose] from d-hexoses through a fast retro-aldol process at 190 °C that achieves a yield of 46 % and completely retains the chiral centers in the final chiral synthon. The d-tetrose products were further converted into their derivatives, thereby accomplishing transfer of chirality from natural chiral hexoses to high-value-added chiral chemicals. Our results also suggest that the product distribution for the conversion of d-hexoses was determined by their isomerization and epimerization trends that competed with their corresponding retro-aldol condensation processes.

Catalytic effect of aluminium chloride on the example of the conversion of sugar model compounds

Abstract In this work, the catalytic effect of the Bronsted acid hydrochloric acid, the Bronsted base sodium hydroxide and the Lewis acid AlCl3 on the conversion of biomass derived carbohydrates is investigated. On the example of the glycolaldehyde conversion, it is shown that the Lewis acid catalyses the ketol-endiol-tautomerism, the dehydration, the retro-aldol-reaction and the benzilic-acid-rearrangement. The main products are C4- and C6-carbohydrates as well as their secondary products 2-hydroxybut-3-enoic acid 1 and several furans. Under the same reaction conditions hydrochloric acid catalyzes mainly the dehydration and sodium hydroxide the tautomerism and subsequent aldolization.