2,3-Dimethylbutane

• 2,3-dimethylbutane
• Diisopropyl
• Tetramethyl ethane

Volatile liquid

Liquid

0.66 g · cm -3

-129 ° C

58 ° C

255 mbar ( 20 ° C)

Practically insoluble in water

1.375 at 20 ° C.

Risk

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2,3-dimethylbutane is a chemical compound selected from the group consisting of aliphatic saturated hydrocarbons. It is one of the five structural isomers of hexane.

Production and representation

2,3-dimethylbutane can be obtained by reducing with sodium isopropyl iodide in the presence of diethyl ether. Carl Schorlemmer examined the first connection -intensive and used this synthetic route.

Properties

2,3- dimethylbutane is a volatile flammable liquid, which is practically insoluble in water. It exists in two conformational variants that are included in the technical product in a ratio of 1:2.

Safety

The vapors of 2,3- dimethylbutane combine with air to form an explosive mixture (flash point -29 ° C, ignition temperature 415 ° C).