sec-Butylbenzene

sec-Butylbenzene is an organic compound classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its structure consists of a benzene ring substituted with a sec-butyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but miscible with organic solvents.[1]

sec-Butylbenzene
Names
IUPAC name
butan-2-ylbenzene
Other names
  • sec-butylbenzene
  • s-butylbenzene
  • 1-methylpropylbenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1903902
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.752
EC Number
  • 205-227-0
261109
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C10H14
Molar mass 134.22
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.863 g/cm3
Melting point −75.5 °C (−103.9 °F; 197.7 K)
Boiling point 174 °C (345 °F; 447 K)
insoluble
Solubility in organic solvents miscible
Hazards
Main hazards Flammable
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word Danger
H226, H304, H315, H319, H411
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P273, P280, P301+310, P302+352, P303+361+353, P305+351+338, P321, P331, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P391, P403+235, P405, P501
Flash point 52.0 °C (125.6 °F; 325.1 K)
418 °C (784 °F; 691 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds
iso-Butylbenzene, n-Butylbenzene, tert-Butylbenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Production

sec-Butylbenzene can be produced by the reaction of benzene with either n-butyl alcohol or sec-butyl alcohol in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride and hydrochloric acid.[2]

References

  1. "sec-butylbenzene - Substance Information - ECHA". echa.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. Buess, C. M.; Karabinos, S. V.; Kunz, P. V.; Gibbons, L. C. (1946), The synthesis and purification of aromatic hydrocarbons III : isobutylbenzene, sec-butylebenzene and tert-butylbenzene, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Technical Note No. 1021
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