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tert-Amyl methyl ether

97%

Synonym(s):

1,1-Dimethylpropyl methyl ether, Methyl 2-methyl-2-butyl ether, Methyl tert-pentyl ether, TAME

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Linear Formula:
C2H5C(CH3)2OCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.17
Beilstein:
1731452
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.389 (lit.)
n20/D 1.3896

bp

85-86 °C (lit.)

density

0.76-0.78 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCC(C)(C)OC

InChI

1S/C6H14O/c1-5-6(2,3)7-4/h5H2,1-4H3

InChI key

HVZJRWJGKQPSFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

tert-Amyl methyl ether is an fuel ether oxygenate and has been quantitated in water by membrane extraction ion mobility spectrometry. tert-Amyl methyl ether is also referred to as 2-methoxy-2-methyl butane. Kinetics of ion exchange resin (Amberlyst 18) catalyzed tert-amyl methyl ether reactions have been investigated.

Application


  • Identification of environmental hazards of gasoline oxygenate tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME).: This study evaluates the environmental risks associated with the use of tert-Amyl methyl ether (TAME) as a gasoline oxygenate. The research highlights potential hazards to environmental and human health, underscoring the need for careful assessment and regulation of TAME use in fuels. (Huttunen et al., 1997).

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

19.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-7 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Kinetics of heterogeneously catalyzed tert-amyl methyl ether reactions in the liquid phase.
Rihko LK and Krause AOI.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 34(4), 1172-1180 (1995)
Sanna Holopainen et al.
Talanta, 106, 448-453 (2013-04-20)
Fuel oxygenates are environmentally detrimental compounds due to their rapid migration to groundwater. Fuel oxygenates have been reported to cause taste and odour problems in drinking water, and they also have long-term health effects. Feasible analytical methods are required to
Dorothea M Kujawinski et al.
Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM, 12(1), 347-354 (2010-01-19)
In order to monitor the behaviour of contaminants in the aqueous environment effective enrichment techniques often have to be employed due to their low concentrations. In this work a robust and sensitive purge and trap-gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry method
Sinikka Vainiotalo et al.
Journal of occupational health, 48(5), 347-357 (2006-10-21)
The exposure of gasoline pump repairers and inspectors to gasoline was studied at service stations and repair shops in Finland in April-June 2004. The average air temperature ranged from 7 degrees C to 16 degrees C and wind speed from
Frank Welsch et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 23(6), 387-395 (2003-11-25)
This evaluation was part of a much more comprehensive testing program to characterize the mammalian toxicity potential of the gasoline oxygenator additive tertiary amyl methyl ether (TAME), and was initiated upon a regulatory agency mandate. A developmental toxicity hazard identification

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