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tert-Butyl methyl ether
ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
Synonym(s):
MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether
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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
NACRES:
NA.07
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
216-653-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730942
MDL number:
Grade:
ACS reagent
Assay:
≥99.0%
Application(s):
microbiology
Bp:
55-56 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
4.05 psi
Product Name
tert-Butyl methyl ether, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%
InChI key
BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3
SMILES string
COC(C)(C)C
grade
ACS reagent
vapor density
3.1 (vs air)
vapor pressure
4.05 psi
assay
≥99.0%
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
705 °F
expl. lim.
15.1 %
dilution
(for analytical testing)
impurities
≤0.05% water
<1 ppm H2O2
evapn. residue
≤0.001%
color
APHA: ≤10
refractive index
n20/D 1.369 (lit.)
bp
55-56 °C (lit.)
mp
-110 °C
density
0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
application(s)
microbiology
Quality Level
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Application
tert-Butyl methyl ether (methyl tert-butyl ether, MTBE) may be used:
- As sole carbon and energy source in a mixed microbial consortium.
- To extract lipids from biological fluids for shotgun profiling.
- To synthesize fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and glycerol tert-butyl ether by transesterification of canola oil in the absence of catalyst under supercritical condition.
General description
tert-Butyl methyl ether (methyl tert-butyl ether, MTBE) is a gasoline additive. Its oxidative degradation by propane-oxidizing bacterial strains has been tested. Kinetics of its heat-mediated biodegradation has been investigated under various reaction conditions. Its biodegradation followed a pseudo-first-order decay model and its pseudo-first-order rate constants were evaluated. Its extraction from water has been proposed by employing an organic polymeric compound, Nafion. MTBE can be synthesized by acid-catalyzed reaction between methanol and isobutene. A study suggests that the addition of MTBE increases the number of active sites during polymerization of propene by stopped-flow method. This solvent meets ACS (American Chemical Society) specifications and can be used for processes requiring strict quality conditions such as analytical testing.
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Danger
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Hazard Classifications
Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
-18.4 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
-28 °C - closed cup
Regulatory Information
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Lipid extraction by methyl-tert-butyl ether for high-throughput lipidomics.
Matyash V, et al.
Journal of Lipid Research, 49(5), 1137-1146 (2008)
Removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) with Nafion.
Lien HL and Zhang WX
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 144(1), 194-199 (2007)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 154-154 (1994)
Role of tert-Butyl Methyl Ether (TBME) as an External Donor in Propene Polymerization with Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)-Containing MgCl2-Supported Ti Catalysts Activated with Al(i-C4H9)3.
Ohnishi R and Konakazawa T.
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 205(14), 1938-1947 (2004)
New approach of catalyst-free biodiesel production from canola oil in supercritical tert-butyl methyl ether (MTBE).
Farobie O, et al.
Fuel: The Science and Technology of Fuel and Energy, 135, 172-181 (2014)
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