1.01843

tert-Butyl methyl ether

EMPLURA^®

• Synonyme(s) : tert-Butyl methyl ether, Methyl tert-butyl ether, MTB, MTBE
• Formule linéaire : (CH₃)₃COCH₃
• Numéro CAS: 1634-04-4
• Poids moléculaire : 88.15
• Numéro MDL: MFCD00008812
• Code UNSPSC : 12191502
• Numéro de classement CE : 216-653-1
• Nomenclature NACRES : NA.05

Propriétés

• Pression de vapeur: 268 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Niveau de qualité: 200
• Gamme de produits: EMPLURA^®
• Pureté: ≥99% (GC)
• Forme: liquid
• Température d'inflammation spontanée: 460 °C
• Puissance: >2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); >2000 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• Limite d'explosivité: 1.5-8.5 % (v/v)
• Impuretés: ≤0.001% Free acid (as CH₃COOH); ≤0.005% Peroxide (as H₂O₂); ≤0.05% Water
• Résidus d'évap.: ≤0.005%
• kinematic viscosity: 0.464 cSt(20 °C)
• Point d'ébullition: 55.3 °C/1013 hPa
• Pf: -108.6 °C
• Température de transition: flash point -28 °C
• Solubilité: 42 g/L
• Densité: 0.74 g/cm³ at 20 °C
• Température de stockage: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3
• Clé InChI: BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Description générale

EMPLURA^® is our low-cost alternative to high-purity qualities. With EMPLURA we offer a range of solvents for a plurality of basic applications in non-regulated industries and for less demanding applications, preparative laboratory work and cleaning purposes. EMPLURA solvents provide adequate specifications with the most important parameters.

Application

• Evidence for HOOO radicals in the formation of alkyl hydrotrioxides (ROOOH) and hydrogen trioxide (HOOOH) in the ozonation of C-H bonds in hydrocarbons.: This research used tert-Butyl methyl ether to investigate the formation of hydrotrioxides and hydrogen trioxide in the ozonation of hydrocarbons, providing insights into radical chemistry and ozonation processes (Cerkovnik et al., 2002).


• Determination of ochratoxin A in baby food by immunoaffinity column cleanup with liquid chromatography: interlaboratory study.: The study employed tert-Butyl methyl ether in the cleanup process for detecting ochratoxin A in baby food, demonstrating its effectiveness in ensuring food safety through reliable analytical methods (Burdaspal et al., 2001).


• Sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry method for determination of steviol in rat plasma.: This paper highlights the use of tert-Butyl methyl ether in developing a sensitive HPLC/MS method for analyzing steviol in biological samples, showcasing its application in pharmacokinetic and toxicological studies (Wang et al., 2004).


• Comparative fatty acid selectivity of lipases in esterification reactions with glycerol and diol analogues in organic media.: The research employed tert-Butyl methyl ether to investigate lipase selectivity in esterification reactions, illustrating its importance in biocatalysis and industrial applications of enzymatic processes (Lee & Parkin, 2000).


• Analysis of coumarin 7-hydroxylation activity of cytochrome P450 2A6 using random mutagenesis.: This study utilized tert-Butyl methyl ether to analyze enzyme activity in cytochrome P450, demonstrating its utility in biochemical assays and the study of enzyme kinetics (Kim et al., 2005).

Remarque sur l'analyse

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.0 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Free acid (as CH₃COOH): ≤ 0.001 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.740 - 0.742
Peroxide (as H₂O₂): ≤ 0.005 %
Evaporation residue: ≤ 0.005 %
Water: ≤ 0.05 %

Informations légales

EMPLURA is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Informations sur la sécurité

• Pictogrammes: GHS02,GHS07
• Mention d'avertissement: Danger
• Mentions de danger: H225,H315
• Conseils de prudence: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P303 + P361 + P353
• Classification des risques: Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Code de la classe de stockage: 3 - Flammable liquids
• Classe de danger pour l'eau (WGK): WGK 1
• Point d'éclair (°F): -18.4 °F - closed cup
• Point d'éclair (°C): -28 °C - closed cup