tert-Butylbenzene
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Preferred IUPAC name
tert-Butylbenzene | |
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100.002.394 |
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UN number | 2709 |
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Properties | |
C10H14 | |
Molar mass | 134.22 |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 0.867 g/cm3 |
Melting point | −57.9 °C (−72.2 °F; 215.2 K) |
Boiling point | 169 °C (336 °F; 442 K) |
insoluble | |
Solubility in organic solvents | miscible |
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Main hazards
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Flammable |
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H226, H315, H319 | |
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501 | |
Flash point | 34.4 °C (93.9 °F; 307.5 K) |
450 °C (842 °F; 723 K) | |
Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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iso-Butylbenzene, sec-Butylbenzene, n-Butylbenzene
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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tert-Butylbenzene is an
tert-butyl group
. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but miscible with organic solvents.
Production
tert-Butylbenzene can be produced by the treatment of
isobutene[1] or by the reaction of benzene with tert-butyl chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride,[2]
the latter is depicted below:
References
- ISBN 978-3527306732.