Tert-Amyl ethyl ether

Not to be confused with tert-amyl methyl ether.

tert-Amyl ethyl ether

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

2-Ethoxy-2-methylbutane

Other names

Ethyl tert-amyl ether

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 919-94-8

3D model (JSmol)

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ChemSpider |

* 12939

EC Number |

* 618-804-0

PubChem CID

* 13527

UNII |

* 529VD83WPK Y

InChI

* InChI=1S/C7H16O/c1-5-7(3,4)8-6-2/h5-6H2,1-4H3

Key: KFRVYYGHSPLXSZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

* CCC(C)(C)OCC

Properties

Chemical formula

| C7H16O
Molar mass | 116.204 g·mol−1
Density | 0.764-0.768 g/mL[1]
Boiling point |  102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)[1]

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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tert-Amyl ethyl ether (TAEE) is a chemical compound, classified as an ether, with the molecular formula C7H16O. It is used as an additive in gasoline fuels as an oxygenate[2] and also as a solvent in organic chemistry.

TAEE is prepared by acid-catalyzed addition of ethanol to 2-methyl-2-butene.[3]

## See also

* List of gasoline additives

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "tert-Amyl Ethyl Ether". TCI America. https://www.tcichemicals.com/eshop/en/us/commodity/A1673.
2. ↑ "Fuel ethers for gasoline". Technology Collaboration Programme on Advanced Motor Fuels. https://www.iea-amf.org/content/fuel_information/ethanol/ethers.
3. ↑ Dilek Varisli and Timur Dogu (2005). "Simultaneous Production of tert-Amyl Ethyl Ether and tert-Amyl Alcohol from Isoamylene−Ethanol−Water Mixtures in a Batch−Reactive Distillation Column". Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 44 (14): 5227–5232. doi:10.1021/ie049241w.

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