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34875

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tert-Butyl methyl ether

suitable for HPLC, ≥99.8%

Synonym(s):

MTBE, Methyl tert-butyl ether

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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:
41116105
PubChem Substance ID:
329755082
NACRES:
NA.07

vapor density

3.1 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

4.05 psi

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.)

mp

-110 °C

density

0.74 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV absorption

λ: 210 nm Amax: ≤1.0
λ: 220 nm Amax: ≤0.40
λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.10
λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.05
λ: 300 nm Amax: ≤0.005
λ: 400 nm Amax: ≤0.005

application(s)

food and beverages

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

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.

Other Notes

Important notice
  • The article number 34875-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34875-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.
  • The article number 34875-6X1L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34875-1L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

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Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H315

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

WGK

WGK 1

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Shigeo Takashima et al.
Scientific reports, 10(1), 12988-12988 (2020-08-02)
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Kun-Chang Huang et al.
Chemosphere, 49(4), 413-420 (2002-10-09)
The kinetics of heat-assisted persulfate oxidation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in aqueous solutions at various pH, temperature, oxidant concentration and ionic strength levels was studied. The MTBE degradation was found to follow a pseudo-first-order decay model. The pseudo-first-order rate
R J Steffan et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(11), 4216-4222 (1997-11-15)
Several propane-oxidizing bacteria were tested for their ability to degrade gasoline oxygenates, including methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE), and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME). Both a laboratory strain and natural isolates were able to degrade each compound after
Eva M Seeger et al.
Water research, 47(2), 769-780 (2012-12-04)
For several pilot-scale constructed wetlands (CWs: a planted and unplanted gravel filter) and a hydroponic plant root mat (operating at two water levels), used for treating groundwater contaminated with BTEX, the fuel additive MTBE and ammonium, the hydrodynamic behavior was
Carotenoid Extraction and Quantification from Capsicum annuum.
Richins RD, et al.
Bio-protocol, 4(19), e1256-e1256 (2014)
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