tert -butyl vinyl ether

Structural formula
General
Surname	tert -butyl vinyl ether
other names	2-methyl-2-vinyloxypropane
Molecular formula	C 6 H 12 O
Brief description	colorless liquid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 926-02-3 EC number 618-860-6 ECHA InfoCard 100.112.682 PubChem 70220 Wikidata Q29448631
properties
Molar mass	100.16 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.762 g cm −3 (25 ° C)
Melting point	−112 ° C
boiling point	75-76 ° C
solubility	miscible with ethanol, carbon disulfide, chloroform and diethyl ether not miscible with water
Refractive index	1.398 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 225-315 P: 210
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

tert -Butyl vinyl ether is an organic chemical compound from the group of enol ethers .

use

tert -Butyl vinyl ether is used in the manufacture of other chemical compounds. It can be used as a catalyst for the synthesis of 3- tert- butoxycyclobutanone by reacting ketene with zinc (II) chloride . It also serves as an intermediate for the vinyl functional monomer. It is also added to petrol to improve the knock resistance , serves as a protective group and is used as a copolymer in a wide variety of applications.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} data sheet tert-butyl vinyl ether, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 3, 2017 ( PDF ).
2. ^ William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3 , pp. 3–88 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
3. ↑ ^{a b} data sheet tert-butyl vinyl ether, 98%, stab. with approx 0.1% N, N-diethylaniline from AlfaAesar, accessed on March 3, 2017 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
4. ↑ ^{a b} BASF: tert-butyl vinyl ether , accessed on March 3, 2017.