2- tert- butylphenol

Structural formula
	2- tert- butylphenol
General
Surname	2-tert-butylphenol
other names	1- tert- butyl-2-hydroxybenzene; 2- (1,1-dimethylethyl) phenol; o - tert -butylphenol;
Molecular formula	C 10 H 14 O
Brief description	colorless liquid with a phenolic odor
External identifiers / databases
EC number	201-807-2
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.643
PubChem	6923
Wikidata	Q27115979
properties
Molar mass	150.22 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.98 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	−7 ° C
boiling point	223 ° C
Vapor pressure	20.6 hPa (25 ° C)
solubility	heavy in water (2.3 g l −1 at 20 ° C)
Refractive index	1.523
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-311-330-314-411
	P: 260-303 + 361 + 353-305 + 351 + 338-320-361-405-501
Toxicological data	440 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rat , oral ) ; 7450 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 , rabbit / mouse , transdermal ) ;
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

2- tert -Butylphenol is a chemical compound from the group of phenols .

Extraction and presentation

2- tert -Butylphenol can be obtained by reacting phenol with tert -butanol in water at high pressure and temperatures around 250 ° C, whereby 4- tert -butylphenol is also formed.

properties

2- tert -Butylphenol is a flammable, hardly inflammable, colorless liquid with a phenol-like odor that is sparingly soluble in water.

use

2- tert -Butylphenol is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of antioxidants and agrochemicals.

safety instructions

The vapors of 2- tert -butylphenol can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 84 ° C, ignition temperature 355 ° C).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Entry on 2-tert-butylphenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 6, 2017(JavaScript required) .
↑ Data sheet 2-tert-butylphenol, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on August 6, 2017 ( PDF ).
^ U. Marcus Lindstrom: Organic Reactions in Water: Principles, Strategies and Applications . John Wiley & Sons, 2008, ISBN 0-470-99424-X , pp. 280 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ Entry on 2-tert-butylphenol in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on August 6, 2017.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Entry on 2-tert-butylphenol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 6, 2017(JavaScript required) .

[Sigma-2] Data sheet 2-tert-butylphenol, 99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on August 6, 2017 ( PDF ).

[U._Marcus_Lindstrom-3] U. Marcus Lindstrom: Organic Reactions in Water: Principles, Strategies and Applications . John Wiley & Sons, 2008, ISBN 0-470-99424-X , pp. 280 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[HSDB-4] Entry on 2-tert-butylphenol in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on August 6, 2017.