Tert-Butyl acetate

Colorless, slightly fruity smelling liquid

Liquid

0.86 g · cm -3 ( 20 ° C)

97 ° C

41 hPa ( 20 ° C)

Very poor in water (1 g · l-1 at 20 ° C)

1.3855 (20 ° C)

Risk

20 ml · m-3, 96 mg · m-3

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Acetic acid tert-butyl ester, and tert -butyl acetate or 1,1- Dimethylethylethanoat (IUPAC), is a clear, colorless liquid with a faint fruity odor. In tert- butyl acetate is the esters of acetic acid, and tert -butanol. Isomeric butyl acetate are acetic acid, n-butyl, isobutyl acetate, and acetic acid sec -butyl ester.

Properties

Acetic acid tert -butyl ester under standard conditions has a boiling point of 97 ° C.

The compound forms flammable vapor - air mixtures. It has a flash point by 1 ° C. The lower explosive limit (LEL) is about 1.3 % by volume (64 g/m3). The ignition temperature is 435 ° C. The fabric falls within the temperature class T2.

Use

Acetic acid tert -butyl ester is not widespread and is only used in the chemical industry.