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Formaldehyde dibutyl acetal
puriss., ≥97.0% (GC)
Synonym(s):
Dibutyl formal, Butylal, Dibutoxymethane
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Linear Formula:
CH2(OCH2CH2CH2CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
160.25
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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grade
puriss.
Assay
≥97.0% (GC)
form
liquid
impurities
≤0.25% water
refractive index
n20/D 1.406
density
0.835 g/mL at 20 °C
SMILES string
CCCCOCOCCCC
InChI
1S/C9H20O2/c1-3-5-7-10-9-11-8-6-4-2/h3-9H2,1-2H3
InChI key
QLCJOAMJPCOIDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Formaldehyde dibutyl acetal is an acetal used in the manufacture of synthetic resins, antiseptics, deodorants, and fungicides. It is also used as a fuel additive to increase the octane number of gasoline or the n-cetane number of diesel fuels and reduce smoke and particulate emissions.
Application
Formaldehyde dibutyl acetal is a halogen-free and less toxic solvent that can be used to solubilize commercial low-density polyethylene (LDPE) samples to analyze molecular weight distribution using gel permeation chromatography (GPC). It can also be used as a reactant to prepare butoxymethyltriphenylphosphonium iodide, which is used for carbon homologation and also as a useful key intermediate in organic synthesis.
Storage Class Code
10 - Combustible liquids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
143.6 °F - closed cup
Flash Point(C)
62 °C - closed cup
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Selected physicochemical properties of dibutoxymethane
P-T Marcela and Szafranski AM
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 45(6), 988-990 (2000)
Facile synthesis of α-alkoxymethyltriphenylphosphonium iodides: new application of PPh 3/I 2
Gondal HY, et al.
Chemistry Central Journal, 12(1), 1-10 (2018)
Vieille-Petit, L.; et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 3783-3783 (2009)
Characterization of low-density polyethylene in dibutoxymethane by high-temperature gel permeation chromatography with triple detection
Boborodea A, et al.
Chromatographia, 79(15), 971-976 (2016)
Vieille-Petit, L.; et al.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 13, 1861-1861 (2009)
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