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Diisopropyl ether

puriss. p.a., ≥98.5% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Isopropyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.17
Beilstein:
1731256
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.07
Assay:
≥98.5% (GC)
bp:
68-69 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
120 mmHg ( 20 °C)

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

120 mmHg ( 20 °C)

grade

puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

827 °F

contains

~0.001% 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol as stabilizer

expl. lim.

1-21 %, 100 °F

impurities

≤0.001% peroxides (as H2O2)
≤0.005% free acid (as C2H5COOH)
≤0.1% water
≤0.5% isopropanol (GC)

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

refractive index

n20/D 1.367 (lit.)
n20/D 1.368

bp

68-69 °C (lit.)

mp

−85 °C (lit.)

density

0.724 g/mL at 20 °C
0.725 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg
K: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

SMILES string

CC(C)OC(C)C

InChI

1S/C6H14O/c1-5(2)7-6(3)4/h5-6H,1-4H3

InChI key

ZAFNJMIOTHYJRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diisopropyl ether is a colorless liquid. It is widely used as a solvent for the isolation of fats and oils. It can be synthesized from isopropyl alcohol. Its mixture with isooctane has been added to the gasoline fuel as an antiknocking agent. Its synthesis from propylene and water in a single-pass trickle-bed reactor in the presence of an ion-exchange resin catalyst Amberlyst 15 has been proposed.

Application

Diisopropyl ether may be employed as a solvent for the preparation of aliphatic and aromatic cyanohydrins.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-20.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-29 °C - closed cup


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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 325-325 (1994)
Single stage synthesis of diisopropyl ether-an alternative octane enhancer for lead-free petrol.
Heese FP, et al.
Catalysis Today, 49(1), 327-335 (1999)
Novel (R)-oxynitrilase sources for the synthesis of (R)-cyanohydrins in diisopropyl ether.
Kiljunen E and Kanerva LT.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 8(8), 1225-1234 (1997)
Ali N Saleemi et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 430(1-2), 56-64 (2012-03-28)
Pharmaceutical regulatory bodies require minimal presence of solvent in an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) after crystallization. From a processing point of view bigger crystals with minimal agglomeration and uniform size distribution are preferred to avoid solvent inclusion and for improved
Luis G Cascão Pereira et al.
Biotechnology and bioengineering, 78(6), 595-605 (2002-05-07)
A kinetic framework is developed to describe enzyme activity and stability in two-phase liquid-liquid systems. In particular, the model is applied to the enzymatic production of benzaldehyde from mandelonitrile by Prunus amygdalus hydroxynitrile lyase (pa-Hnl) adsorbed at the diisopropyl ether

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