Basic information
- CAS
6163-66-2- Standard SMILES
CC(C)(C)OC(C)(C)C- InChIKey
AQEFLFZSWDEAIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C8H18O
- Average molar mass
- 130.23 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 130.13576519
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Di-tert-butyl ether
- IUPAC
- 2-methyl-2-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxy]propane
- English name
- Di-tert-butyl ether
- Molecular formula
- C8H18O
- Molecular weight
- 130.23
Names & synonyms
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Database identifiers
- CAS
6163-66-2- PubChem CID
- 22541
- DTXSID
DTXSID80210645- UNII
- C3A9UPP65H
- EC Number
- 672-143-2
- Nikkaji
- J44.185F
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- 2
- Topological polar surface area
- 9.2 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 1
- Rotatable bonds
- 2
- Heavy atoms
- 9
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 69
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- -78.15 °C · -78.15°C
- Boiling point
- 106 °C · 106°C
- Density
- 420 · d420 0.7658
- refractive index
- 20 · nD20 1.3949
- storage temp.
- Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
- solubility
- Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly)
- form
- Liquid
- color
- Colourless
- Specific Heat Capacity
- 2.12 J/ · Cp(liquid): 2.12 J/(g·K), at 25℃
- Henry's Law Constant
- 2.1 · 2.1×10-3 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Yaws (2003)
- Dielectric constant
- 3.05 · 3.0499999999999998
- Stability
- Volatile
- FDA UNII
- 3 A9UPP65H · C3A9UPP65H
- Symbol(GHS)
- 2 · GHS02
- Signal word
- Danger
- Hazard statements
- 226 · H226
- Risk Statements
- 10 · 10-36/37/38
- Safety Statements
- 16 · 16-26-36
- RIDADR
- 3271 · 3271
Safety & regulation
GHS classification
GHS Classification
Warning
H226 (66.7%): Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids];H315 (66.7%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation];H319 (66.7%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation];H335 (66.7%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 3 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.;Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Hazard information
Peroxide Forming Chemical
t-Butyl ether
B*: Compounds that form peroxides on concentration (distillation/evaporation)
Moderate peroxides found in new commerically available containers
Bretherick's
An explosion occured druing distillation despite a negative test result for peroxides. See Bretherick's.
Bowen, R. D. et al., J. Chem. Soc. Perk. 2, 1990, 147
Safety data
- ridadr
- 3271
- risk_code
- 10-36/37/38
- Signal word
- Danger
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS02
- safety_code
- 16-26-36
- Hazard statements
- H226
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesGasoline additive.
Upstream & downstream products
Downstream products
Suppliers33 total
Related reactions
Compound notes
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