Tert-butanol ACS Reagent, 99.7% 2.5 Liter

Tert-butanol ACS Reagent ≥99.7% 2.5 Liter

Synonym: 2-Methyl-2-propanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, TBA, Trimethyl carbinol

• CAS Number 75-65-0
• Linear Formula (CH3)3COH
• Molecular Weight 74.12
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number 906698
• EC Number 200-889-7
• MDL number MFCD00004464
• PubChem Substance ID 329751880

General description

tert-Butanol is a tertiary alcohol. Aqueous potassium peroxodisulphate undergoes photolysis in the presence of tert-butanol on irradiation with 254nm light at 20°C. It participates in the 12-tungstophosphoric acid supported on zirconia (TPA/ZrO2) catalyzed butylation of p-cresol.

Application

tert-Butanol may be employed for the preparation of carbohydrate fatty acid esters. It may be employed as reaction medium during the production of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) from waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) by lipase-catalyzed reaction.

tert-Butanol may be used in the following processes:
As a solvent for the lipase-mediated alcoholysis of soybean oil deodorizer distillate (SODD) to generate biodiesel.
As an hydroxyl (OH) radical scavenger in oxygenated aqueous solutions.
As both reactant and solvent for the etherification of glycerol over solid acid catalysts to produce glycerol mono-buthoxy ethers (GMBEs) and glycerol di-buthoxy ethers (GDBEs).
As an alkylating agent for p-cresol in the presence of a heteropoly acid to form 2-tert-butyl-p-cresol and 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol as the main products.

Safety Information

Signal word Danger
Hazard statements H225-H319-H332-H335-H336
Precautionary statements P210-P261-P305 + P351 + P338-P370 + P378-P403 + P235
RIDADR UN1120 – class 3 – PG 2 – Butanols
WGK Germany 1
RTECS EO1925000
Flash Point(F) 51.8°F
Flash Point(C) 11°C