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RTC000083

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tert-Butyl Methyl Ether

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

tert-Butyl methyl ether, MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3COCH3
CAS Number:
1634-04-4
Molecular Weight:
88.15
Beilstein:
1730942
MDL number:
MFCD00008812
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.07

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

300

Agency

traceable to USP 1083303

vapor density

3.1 (vs air)

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

autoignition temp.

705 °F

expl. lim.

15.1 %

packaging

pkg of 20 mL

refractive index

n20/D 1.369 (lit.)

bp

55-56 °C (lit.)

density

0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical small molecule

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

COC(C)(C)C

InChI

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

InChI key

BZLVMXJERCGZMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB9769 in the Documents slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

Pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

-27.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

-33 °C

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 1 petroleums
Hazardous rank II
Water insoluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

RTC000083-20ML:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
LRAD3814
LRAD1319
LRAB9769

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