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tert-Butanol

≥99% (GC)

Synonym(s):

2-Methyl-2-propanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Trimethyl carbinol

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COH
CAS Number:
75-65-0
Molecular Weight:
74.12
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329752576
EC Number:
200-889-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906698
MDL number:
MFCD00004464
Assay:
≥99% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
83 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
31 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44 mmHg ( 26 °C)
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vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

Quality Segment

200

vapor pressure

31 mmHg ( 20 °C), 44 mmHg ( 26 °C)

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

896 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.001% free acid (as C3H7COOH), ≤0.001% non-volatile matter, ≤0.1% water (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

pH

7 (20 °C)

bp

83 °C (lit.)

mp

23-26 °C (lit.)

density

0.775 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C4H10O/c1-4(2,3)5/h5H,1-3H3

InChI key

DKGAVHZHDRPRBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

tert-Butanol is a tertiary alcohol. Aqueous potassium peroxodisulfate undergoes photolysis in the presence of tert-butanol on irradiation with 254nm light at 20°C to afford hydrogen sulfate.

Application

tert-Butanol may be employed for the preparation of carbohydrate fatty acid esters. It may be employed as a reaction medium during the production of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) from waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) by lipase-catalyzed reaction.

It can be used for the butylation of p-cresol in the presence of 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on zirconia catalyst. 2-tert-Butyl-p-cresol (TBC), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (DTBC) and tert-butyl-p-tolyl ether (ether) are formed as butylation reaction products.

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pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system, Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

59.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

15 °C - closed cup

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