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20370

tert-Butyl nitrite

technical, ≥90% (GC)

Synonym(s):

1,1-Dimethylethyl nitrite

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3CONO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
103.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
208-757-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209339
MDL number:
Assay:
≥90% (GC)
Form:
liquid
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grade

technical

Quality Level

assay

≥90% (GC)

form

liquid

impurities

≤8% tert-butyl alcohol

refractive index

n20/D 1.368

bp

61-63 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: very soluble, chloroform: very soluble, diethyl ether: very soluble, glycerol: insoluble, water: slightly soluble

density

0.864 g/mL at 20 °C, 0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

O-nitroso, nitroso

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)ON=O

InChI

1S/C4H9NO2/c1-4(2,3)7-5-6/h1-3H3

InChI key

IOGXOCVLYRDXLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

tert-Butyl nitrite is an organic building block widely used in various organic transformations such as oxidation, diazotization, nitrosation, nitration, oximation, N-synthon, and miscellaneous reactions.

Application

tert-Butyl nitrite can be used as a reactant to synthesize aryl diazonium salts via diazotation.

Other Notes

Reagent for nitrosations, kinetics; Clean source of Me3C radicals by near-UV photolysis


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

14.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-10 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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L. Batt et al.
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 21, 535-535 (1989)
Brenden Kilpatrick et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(5), 514-516 (2012-12-01)
A methodology for the efficient conversion of aromatic sulfonamides into their mono-nitro derivatives using tert-butyl nitrite is reported. The reaction exhibits a high degree of chemoselectivity for sulfonamide functionalized aryl systems, even in the presence of other sensitive or potentially
Quantum defects as versatile anchors for carbon nanotube functionalization
Mann F, et al.
Nature Protocols, 17, 727-747 (2022)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
20370-500ML-F04061836825683
20370-100ML-F04061838766229