tert-Butyl methyl ether

Product Name

tert-Butyl methyl ether, puriss. p.a., ≥99.5% (GC)

InChI key

BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3

SMILES string

COC(C)(C)C

vapor density

3.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

4.05 psi

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

705 °F

expl. lim.

15.1 %

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% peroxides (as H₂O₂)
≤0.005% free acid (as CH₃COOH)
≤0.05% water

evapn. residue

≤0.005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.362-1.376
n20/D 1.369 (lit.)

bp

55-56 °C (lit.)

mp

-110 °C

density

0.736-0.744 g/mL at 20 °C
0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg
K: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

Quality Level

100