tert-Butyl methyl ether, for HPLC, >=99.8%

tert-Butyl methyl ether (methyl tert-butyl ether, MTBE) is a gasoline additive. Its oxidative degradation by propane-oxidizing bacterial strains has been tested. Kinetic studies of its heat-assisted persulfate oxidation at various pH, temperature, oxidant concentration and ionic strength levels suggests that reaction exhibits a pseudo-first-order decay model.

Synonyms: MTBE; Methyl tert-butyl ether

Molecular Formula: C5H12O

Molecular Weight: 88.15

Linear Structural Formula: (CH3)3COCH3

MDL Number: MFCD00008812

Purity: >=99.8%

Melting Point: -110 C

Density: 0.74 g/mL at 25 C (lit.)

Refractive Index: n20/D 1.369 (lit.)

Application: tert-Butyl methyl ether (methyl tert-butyl ether, MTBE) has been used in the isolation and quantitative determination of carotenes and xanthophylls from Capsicum annum pericarp extracts by HPLC.

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