Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
13-Butanediol is an organic chemical an alcohol. It is commonly used as a solvent for food flavouring agents and is a co-monomer used in certain polyurethane and polyester resins. It is one of four stable isomers of butanediol. In biology 13-butanediol is used as a hypoglycaemic agent. 13-Butanediol can be converted into β-hydroxybutyrate and serve as a substrate for brain metabolism.[1]
