Citronensäuretri- n -butyl
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Surname | Tri-n-butyl citric acid | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 18 H 32 O 7 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
colorless and odorless liquid |
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properties | ||||||||||||||||
Molar mass | 360.44 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
liquid |
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density |
1.04 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
−20 ° C |
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boiling point |
169–171 ° C (at 1 hPa) |
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solubility |
practically insoluble in water |
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Refractive index |
1.445 (20 ° C) |
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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 |
Citronensäuretri- n -butyl is a chemical compound from the group of substituted Carbonsäureester .
properties
The compound is a colorless, odorless, flammable, hardly flammable liquid that is practically insoluble in water.
use
The compound is used to make other chemical compounds (such as acetyl tributyl citrate ). It has very similar properties to this and is also used as a plasticizer for PVC and other polymers.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Entry for CAS no. 77-94-1 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on December 30, 2015(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ a b Datasheet Tributyl citrate, ≥97.0% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 30, 2015 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Jürgen Falbe, Manfred Regitz (ed.): CD Römpp Chemie Lexikon , Thieme, Stuttgart 1995.