2-CHLORO-2-METHYLBUTANE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-73 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

85-86 °C (lit.)

Density 

0.866 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.405(lit.)

Flash point:

15 °F

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow

Water Solubility 

Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether. Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1696930

Dielectric constant

9.3000000000000007

Stability:

Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

LogP

2.52 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

594-36-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Butane, 2-chloro-2-methyl- (594-36-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xi

Risk Statements 

11-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

16-26-36

RIDADR 

UN 1993 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

HS Code 

29031980

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2-CHLORO-2-METHYLBUTANE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

colourless liquid

Uses

2-Chloro-2-methylbutane is used as a solvent for the synthesis of other compounds and pentane. It is used in organic synthesis, Catalytic agent, Petrochemical additive.

General Description

The influence of carbon-carbon multiple bonds on the solvolyses of 2-chloro-2-methylbutane has been critically evaluated through the extended Grunwald-Winstein equation. The rate constant for the SN 1 hydrolysis of 2-chloro-2-methylbutane has been measured near the consolute point of the liquid mixture of isobutyric acid and water.

Purification Methods

Methods of purification commonly used for other alkyl chlorides lead to decomposition. Unsaturated contaminants are removed by chlorination with a small amount of chlorine in bright light, followed by distillation [Chien & Willard J Am Chem Soc 75 6160 1953]. [Beilstein 1 H 134, 1 I 46, 1 II 100, 1 III 357, 1 IV 324.]

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