Methyl isobutyrate
ALDRICH/148008 - 99%
Synonym: 2-Methylpropanoic acid methyl ester; Methyl 2,2-dimethylacetate; Methyl 2-methylpropanoate
CAS Number: 547-63-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H10O2
Molecular Weight: 102.13
EC Number: 208-929-5
MDL Number: MFCD00008914
Linear Formula: (CH3)2CHCOOCH3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99% |
| bp | 90 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.891 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | ester |
| InChI | 1S/C5H10O2/c1-4(2)5(6)7-3 |
| InChI key | BHIWKHZACMWKOJ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | COC(=O)C(C)C |
| solubility | alcohol: miscible |
| diethyl ether: miscible | |
| water: slightly soluble |
| Application: | Methyl isobutyrate was used as diluent in forced Rayleigh scattering studies to measure diffusion coefficients for a ternary system comprising camphorquinone in poly(methyl methacrylate). |
| General description: | Radiofrequency-induced plasmas of methyl isobutyrate has been studied using mass spectrometry. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | GHS02 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P370 + P378 - P403 + P235 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 11-20 |
| Safety Statements | 16 |
| RIDADR | UN1237 - class 3 - PG 2 - Methyl butyrate |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | 53.6 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 12 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 99% |
| bp | 90 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.891 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |


