Butyl disulfide Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−94 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

229-233 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.938 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

52 mm Hg ( 37.7 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.492(lit.)

Flash point:

200 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

form 

Liquid

color 

Clear colorless to very slightly brown

Odor

sulfurous

Odor Type

sulfurous

explosive limit

0.8%(V)

Odor Threshold

0.00021ppm

Water Solubility 

Immiscible

BRN 

1735184

LogP

5.207 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

629-45-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Disulfide, dibutyl(629-45-8)

EPA Substance Registry System

Disulfide, dibutyl (629-45-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-7/9-37/39

RIDADR 

2810

WGK Germany 

3

F 

13

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29309070

MSDS

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Butyl disulfide Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

clear colourless to very slightly brown liquid

Definition

ChEBI: Dibutyl disulfide is an organic disulfide.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 34, p. 486, 1986 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.34.486
Synthesis, p. 1091, 1982 DOI: 10.1055/s-1982-30083

Purification Methods

Shake it with lead peroxide, filter and distil it in a vacuum under N2. [Beilstein 1 IV 1560.]

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