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tert-Butyl ethyl ether

purum, ≥97.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

2-Methyl-2-ethoxypropane, ETBE, Ethyltert-butyl ether, Ethyltert-butyl oxide

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Linear Formula:
C2H5OC(CH3)3
CAS Number:
637-92-3
Molecular Weight:
102.17
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329747574
eCl@ss:
39021026
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
211-309-7
MDL number:
MFCD00009225
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1731469
Assay:
≥97.0% (GC)
Form:
liquid
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vapor pressure

155 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Quality Level

100

grade

purum

assay

≥97.0% (GC)

form

liquid

contains

~0.01% 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methlyphenol as stabilizer

refractive index

n20/D 1.375 (lit.), n20/D 1.376

bp

72-73 °C (lit.)

mp

−97 °C (lit.)

density

0.742 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether

SMILES string

CCOC(C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C6H14O/c1-5-7-6(2,3)4/h5H2,1-4H3

InChI key

NUMQCACRALPSHD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

tert-Butyl ethyl ether (ETBE) is generally used as an antiknock additive in gasoline for the reduction of carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons emission from automobile exhausts.

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pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H336

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

-2.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-19 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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Experimental and modeling study of the gas-phase oxidation of methyl and ethyl tertiary butyl ethers.
Glaude PA, et al.
Combustion and Flame, 121(1-2), 345-355 (2000)
Effect of additives on the antiknock properties and Reid vapor pressure of gasoline.
Da Silva R, et al.
Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, 84(7-8), 951-959 (2005)
Zuquan Weng et al.
Industrial health, 49(3), 396-399 (2011-03-05)
To clarify the genotoxicity of ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), a gasoline additive, male and female C57BL/6 mice of Aldh2+/+ and Aldh2-/- genotypes, aged 8 wk, were exposed to 0, 500, 1,750, or 5,000 ppm ETBE for 6 h/day, 5
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
03202-5ML04061838618238
03202-25ML04061838618221