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tert-Butyl methyl ether

suitable for HPLC, ≥99.8% (GC)

Synonym(s):

MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COCH3
CAS Number:
1634-04-4
Molecular Weight:
88.15
EC Number:
216-653-1
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
PubChem Substance ID:
329757569
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730942
MDL number:
MFCD00008812
Assay:
≥99.8% (GC)
Grade:
HPLC grade
Technique(s):
HPLC: suitable
Bp:
55-56 °C (lit.)
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grade

HPLC grade

Quality Level

100

vapor density

3.1 (vs air)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

705 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

15.1 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.05% water

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

refractive index

n20/D 1.369

bp

55-56 °C (lit.)

density

0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 220 nm Amax: 1.0, λ: 250 nm Amax: 0.1, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.01

application(s)

food and beverages

SMILES string

COC(C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3

InChI key

BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-18.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-28 °C - closed cup

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 1 petroleums + Hazardous rank II + Water insoluble liquid

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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J R Hanson et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 65(11), 4788-4792 (1999-11-05)
A bacterial strain, PM1, which is able to utilize methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as its sole carbon and energy source, was isolated from a mixed microbial consortium in a compost biofilter capable of degrading MTBE. Initial linear rates of MTBE
Kun-Chang Huang et al.
Chemosphere, 49(4), 413-420 (2002-10-09)
The kinetics of heat-assisted persulfate oxidation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in aqueous solutions at various pH, temperature, oxidant concentration and ionic strength levels was studied. The MTBE degradation was found to follow a pseudo-first-order decay model. The pseudo-first-order rate
R J Steffan et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(11), 4216-4222 (1997-11-15)
Several propane-oxidizing bacteria were tested for their ability to degrade gasoline oxygenates, including methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME). Both a laboratory strain and natural isolates were able to degrade each compound after
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