tert-Butyl isocyanate
ALDRICH/144452 - 97%
Synonym: 2-
CAS Number: 1609-86-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H9NO
Molecular Weight: 99.13
EC Number: 216-544-9
MDL Number: MFCD00002035
Linear Formula: (CH3)3CN=C=O
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 97% |
| bp | 85-86 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.868 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | amine |
| isocyanate | |
| InChI | 1S/C5H9NO/c1-5(2,3)6-4-7/ |
| InChI key | MGOLNIXAPIAKFM-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | CC(C)(C)N=C=O |
| Application: | tert-Butyl isocyanate can be used: • In the preparation of isocyanate-treated graphite oxides (iGOs) which can be exfoliated in polar aprotic solvents to obtain graphene oxide nanoplatelets. • To modify metal-organic frameworks, postsynthetically, to obtain microporous urea-functionalized frameworks. • To the synthesis of terminal hydroxide containing dinuclear alumoxane from aluminum dihydride. |
| General description: | tert-Butyl isocyanate undergoes [2+2] cycloaddition reaction with phosphagermaallene to yield 1-oxa-2-germacyclobutane. It also undergoes cycladdition reaction with molybdenum dioxo bis(aryloxide) complex to form novel 16-electron molybdenum oxo-imido bis(aryloxide) complex. It reacts with aluminum dihydride in the presence of trace amounts of water to yield terminal hydroxide containing dinuclear alumoxane. |
| Packaging: | 5, 25, 100 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() GHS02,GHS05,GHS06,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 - H314 - H317 - H330 - H334 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T+ |
| Risk Statements | 11-14-22-26-34-37-42 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 2484 3(6.1) / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 24.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | -4 °C - closed cup |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH014 |
| Purity | 97% |
| bp | 85-86 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.868 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |





