Butyl ethyl ether
[CAS# 628-81-9]

Identification

• Classification: Chemical reagent >> Organic reagent >> Ether
• Name: Butyl ethyl ether
• Synonyms: Ethyl butyl ether; Ethyl n-butyl ether; n-Butyl ethyl ether
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₄O
• Molecular Weight: 102.17
• CAS Registry Number: 628-81-9
• EC Number: 211-055-7

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (9.6 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 92 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 92.7 ºC (760 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.3829 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^****
• Flash point: -5.6±0.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

^** Flaig, W.; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1950, V568, P1-33.

^*** Winskowski, J.; Erdoel & Kohle, Erdgas, Petrochemie 1988, V41(1), P30-6.

^**** Heyns, Kurt; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1955, V595, P69-80.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	2	H225
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319