Project Description
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT |
Dibutyl ether |
CAS # |
142-96-1 |
SYNONYM |
Dibutyl ether; n-Dibutyl ether; di-n-butyl ether; n-Butyl ether; Butane, 1,1′-oxybis-; Dibutyl oxide; 1,1′-Oxybis(butane); (n-C4H9)2O; 1-Butoxybutane; Butyl oxide; Ether butylique; UN 1149; NSC 8459;DIBUTYL ETHER; DIBUTYL OXIDE; DI-N-BUTYL ETHER; DL-N-BUTYL ETHER; BUTYL ETHER; 1-BUTOXYBUTANE; 1,1′-OXYBIS(BUTANE); (n-C4H9)2O;Di-n-butyl ether;Dibutyl ether;1-Butoxybutane; Butyl ether; n-Butyl ether; n-Dibutyl ether; Di-n-butyl ether Dibutyloxide; 1,1-Oxybis (butane) |
FORMULA |
C8H18O |
HAZARD |
3 Flammable Liquids |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
130.23 |
EINECS |
205-575-3 |
INCHI |
1S/C8H18O/c1-3-5-7-9-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 |
INCHIKEY |
DURPTKYDGMDSBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
BRN NUMBER |
1732752 |
VAPOR DENSITY |
4.48 |
MERCK |
14,1569 |
MELTING POINT |
-98 °C |
REFRACTIVE INDEX |
1.399 |
BOILING POINT |
142-143 °C |
DENSITY |
0.764 g/mL at 25 °C |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE |
Flammables area |
STABILITY |
Stable. Flammable. May form peroxides in storage. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
FLASH POINT |
77 °F |
WATER SOLUBILITY |
0.03 g/100 mL (20 ºC) |
VAPOR PRESSURE |
4.8 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
MOLECULAR WEIGHT |
388.20 |
EINECS |
215-811-7 |
SMILES |
c1cc(c(cc1[N+](=O)[O-])Cl)NC(=O)c2cc(ccc2O)Cl.C(CO)N |
INCHI |
XYCDHXSQODHSLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
INCHIKEY |
1S/C13H8Cl2N2O4.C2H7NO/c14-7-1-4-12(18)9(5-7)13(19)16-11-3-2-8(17(20)21)6-10(11)15;3-1-2-4/h1-6,18H,(H,16,19);4H,1-3H2 |
STABILITY |
Stable. Hydrolyzes in concentrated acidic or basic solutions. |
WATER SOLUBILITY |
100 mg/L |
VAPOR PRESSURE |
1.00E-14 mm Hg |
MELTING POINT |
216 ° C |
ATMOSPHERIC OH RATE CONSTANT |
2.10E-11 cm3/molecule-sec |
LOG P (OCTANOL-WATER) |
0.680 |
HENRY’S LAW CONSTANT |
4.30E-20 atm-m3/mole |
NOTES |
Dibutyl ether uses and applications include: Solvent for paints, hydrocarbons, Grignard synthesis, fats, oils, organic acids, alkaloids, natural and synthetic resins; extractant solvent for separating metals; solvent purification; constituent of catalysts for copolymerization; manufacturing of pesticides; organic synthesis (reaction medium) |