Isobutane



Isobutane
IUPAC name Isobutane
Methylpropane
Other names 2-Methylpropane
Identifiers
CAS number 75-28-5
SMILES C(C)CC
Properties
Molecular formula C4H10
Molar mass 58.12 g mol-1
Appearance colorless gas
Density 2.51 g/l, gas (15 °C, 1 atm);593.4 kg · m-3, liquid
Melting point

-159.6 °C, 114 K, -255 °F

Boiling point

-11.7 °C, 261 K, 11 °F

Solubility in water Insoluble
Hazards
MSDS External MSDS
MSDS External MSDS
EU classification Highly flammable (F+)
NFPA 704
4
1
0
 
R-phrases R12
S-phrases S16
Flash point flammable gas
Autoignition
temperature 		460 °C
Explosive limits 1.8–8.4%
Related Compounds
Related alkane Butane
Related compounds Isopentane
Neopentane
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties 		εr, etc.
Thermodynamic
data 		Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data MS
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Isobutane, also known as methylpropane or 2-methylpropane, is an petrochemical industry, for example in the synthesis of isooctane.[1]

Nomenclature

  Isobutane is the trivial name retained by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in its 1993 Recommendations for the Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry.[2]

Methylpropane is the systematic name. The substituent number (2-) is unnecessary because there is no isomer of this molecule with methylpropane as part of its name.

References

  1. ^ Patent Watch, July 31, 2006.
  2. ^ Panico, R.; & Powell, W. H. (Eds.) (1994). A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compounds 1993. Oxford: Blackwell Science. ISBN 0-632-03488-2.  http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/93/r93_679.htm
  • IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry (online version of the "Blue Book")
  • Molview from bluerhinos.co.uk See Isobutane in 3D
  • Data from Air Liquide
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