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tert-Butyl methyl ether

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether
• Linear Formula: (CH₃)₃COCH₃
• CAS Number: 1634-04-4
• Molecular Weight: 88.15
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1730942
• EC Number: 216-653-1
• MDL number: MFCD00008812
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329748620
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3.1 (vs air)
• assay: ≥99.9% (GC)
• autoignition temp.: 705 °F
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• expl. lim.: 15.1 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• refractive index: n20/D 1.369 (lit.); n20/D 1.369
• bp: 55-56 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): environmental
• format: neat
• SMILES string: COC(C)(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3
• InChI key: BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

tert-Butyl methyl ether or methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is an oxygenated compound.. It is commonly used as a gasoline additive in fuel. Though it is known to control air pollution, it is a potential groundwater pollutant.

Application

MTBE may be used as a reference standard for the determination of MTBE in water by headspace-solid-phase microextraction (headspace-SPME) method.

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Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H315
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P303 + P361 + P353
• Hazard Classifications: Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: -18.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: -28 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves