34875-M

tert-Butyl methyl ether

suitable for HPLC, ≥99.8%

• Synonym(s): MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether
• Linear Formula: (CH₃)₃COCH₃
• CAS Number: 1634-04-4
• Molecular Weight: 88.15
• Beilstein: 1730942
• EC Number: 216-653-1
• MDL number: MFCD00008812
• UNSPSC Code: 12190000
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755082
• NACRES: NA.21
• grade: HPLC grade
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable
• bp: 55-56 °C (lit.)

Properties

• grade: HPLC grade
• vapor density: 3.1 (vs air)
• Assay: ≥99.8%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 705 °F
• expl. lim.: 15.1 %
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable
• impurities: ≤0.0005% non-volatile matter; ≤0.0005% peroxides (as H₂O₂); ≤0.002% free acid (as CH₃COOH); ≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)
• color: APHA: ≤10
• transmittance: 220 nm, ≥40%; 250 nm, ≥80%; 260 nm, ≥90%; 290 nm, ≥99%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.369 (lit.)
• bp: 55-56 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• UV absorption: λ: 210 nm A_max: ≤1.0; λ: 220 nm A_max: ≤0.40; λ: 250 nm A_max: ≤0.10; λ: 260 nm A_max: ≤0.05; λ: 300 nm A_max: ≤0.005; λ: 400 nm A_max: ≤0.005
• SMILES string: COC(C)(C)C
• InChI: 1S/C5H12O/c1-5(2,3)6-4/h1-4H3
• InChI key: BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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. Kinetic studies of its heat-assisted persulfate oxidation at various pH, temperature, oxidant concentration and ionic strength levels suggests that reaction exhibits a pseudo-first-order decay model.

Application

tert-Butyl methyl ether (methyl tert-butyl ether, MTBE) has been used in the isolation and quantitative determination of carotenes and xanthophylls from Capsicum annum pericarp extracts by HPLC.

Packaging

Important notice
This product will be phased out towards early 2019. There is a replacement product available : 34875

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Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H225,H315
• Precautionary Statements: P210 - P233 - P240 - P241 - P242 - P303 + P361 + P353
• Hazard Classifications: Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class Code: 3 - Flammable liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): -27.4 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): -33.00 °C - closed cup