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CN

148008

Methyl isobutyrate

99%

Synonym(s):

2-Methylpropanoic acid methyl ester, Methyl 2,2-dimethylacetate, Methyl 2-methylpropanoate

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHCOOCH3
CAS Number:
547-63-7
Molecular Weight:
102.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24848874
EC Number:
208-929-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740720
MDL number:
MFCD00008914
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid

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Product Name

Methyl isobutyrate, 99%

InChI key

BHIWKHZACMWKOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H10O2/c1-4(2)5(6)7-3/h4H,1-3H3

SMILES string

COC(=O)C(C)C

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.384 (lit.)

bp

90 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible
diethyl ether: miscible
water: slightly soluble

density

0.891 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

Quality Level

100

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Application

Methyl isobutyrate was used as diluent in forced Rayleigh scattering studies to measure diffusion coefficients for a ternary system comprising camphorquinone in poly(methyl methacrylate).

General description

Radiofrequency-induced plasmas of methyl isobutyrate has been studied using mass spectrometry.

pictograms

Flame
GHS02

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

53.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

12 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

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Penetrant diffusion in poly (methyl methacrylate) near Tg: dependence on temperature and polymer weight fraction.
Tonge MP, et al.
Polymer, 41(10), 3659-3670 (2000)
Mass spectrometry of and deposition-rate measurements from radiofrequency-induced plasmas of methyl isobutyrate, methyl methacrylate and n-butyl methacrylate.
O'Toole L, et al.
J. Chem. Soc., Faraday, 91(9), 1363-1370 (1995)

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