tert-BUTYLBENZENE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 98-06-6

TERT-BUTYLBENZENE

EINECS NO. 202-632-4
FORMULA C6H5C(CH3)3
MOL WT. 134.22

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 3045 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Phenyltrimethylmethane; Pseudobutylbenzene;
Dimethylethylbenzene; 2-Methyl-2-phenylpropane; 2-Phenyl-2-methylpropane; (1,1-Dimethylethyl)benzene; Trimethylphenylmethane;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE clear liquid
MELTING POINT -58
BOILING POINT 167 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.865 - 0.869
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 4.6

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.491 - 1.493
AUTOIGNITION

450 C

NFPA RATINGS Health: 2 Flammability: 2 Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT 44 C
STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

tert-Butylbenzene is an useful intermediate for manufacturing agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

ASSAY

98.0% min

WATER

0.1% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING

170kgs in drum

HAZARD CLASS 3 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 2709
REMARKS
Risk Phrases:10/20/22/43/51/53, Safety Phrases: 9/16/28A/33/37/39/45