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Diisopropyl ether

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Synonym(s):
Isopropyl ether
Linear Formula:
(CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2
CAS Number:
108-20-3
Molecular Weight:
102.17
Beilstein:
1731256
EC Number:
203-560-6
MDL number:
MFCD00008880
PubChem Substance ID:
329751685
NACRES:
NA.07

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

120 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

827 °F

expl. lim.

1-21 %, 100 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.367 (lit.)

bp

68-69 °C (lit.)

mp

−85 °C (lit.)

density

0.725 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)OC(C)C

InChI

1S/C6H14O/c1-5(2)7-6(3)4/h5-6H,1-4H3

InChI key

ZAFNJMIOTHYJRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diisopropyl ether is a colorless liquid. It is widely used as a solvent for the isolation of fats and oils. It can be synthesized from isopropyl alcohol. Its mixture with isooctane has been added to the gasoline fuel as an antiknocking agent. Its synthesis from propylene and water in a single-pass trickle-bed reactor in the presence of an ion-exchange resin catalyst Amberlyst 15 has been proposed. Its efficacy as a fuel additive has been reported. When released in the atmosphere, it undergoes photodecomposition by reacting with OH radicals. Kinetics and mechanism of its reaction in atmosphere have been reported.

Application

Diisopropyl ether may be employed as a solvent for the preparation of aliphatic and aromatic cyanohydrins.

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Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225 - H336

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019 - EUH066

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-20.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-29 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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Atmospheric chemistry of automotive fuel additives: diisopropyl ether.
Wallington TJ, et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 27(1), 98-104 (1993)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 325-325 (1994)
Single stage synthesis of diisopropyl ether-an alternative octane enhancer for lead-free petrol.
Heese FP, et al.
Catalysis Today, 49(1), 327-335 (1999)
Novel (R)-oxynitrilase sources for the synthesis of (R)-cyanohydrins in diisopropyl ether.
Kiljunen E and Kanerva LT.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 8(8), 1225-1234 (1997)
P Adlercreutz
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1163(2), 144-148 (1993-05-13)
Horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase and alpha-chymotrypsin were deposited on a porous support material, Celite. After equilibration at a well-defined water activity, the catalytic activity was measured with diisopropyl ether as reaction medium. The effects of the presence of polyols and
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