| di-isopropyl ether; diisopropyl ether; 2-isopropoxypropane; isopropyl ether; 4-oxa-2,6-dimethylheptane; 3-oxa-2,4-dimethylpentane; 2,2'-oxybispropane; 2-(propan-2-yloxy)propane; 2-propan-2-yloxypropane | |
| Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, 🕷 ChemSpider, 📖 PubMed, 📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Isopropyl Ether); p. 129, |
| CAS RN: | [108-20-3] |
| Formula: | C6H14O; 102.18 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | ZAFNJMIOTHYJRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | O(C(C)C)C(C)C |
| Use: | a mixture with acetone is a good dewaxing agent for paraffin base oils; a mixture with alcohol is a solvent for cellulose nitrate; blending agent for aviation gasoline; extraction of nicotine from tobacco; manufacture of celluloid articles, smokeless gunpowder, pharmaceuticals, paint diisopropyl ether and varnish removers, rubber cements, and spotting compositions; partial solvent for spirit-soluble and oil-soluble dyes; recovery of acetic acid from dilute aqueous solutions |
| Toxicology (LD50): | 5 880 mg/Kg (rat, or) |
| Density: | 0.726 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 140.7 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.368 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 31.71 mL/mol |
| Dielectric constant: | 4.04 |
| Dipole moment: | 1.13 D |
| Melting point: | -86 °C |
| Boiling point: | 67 °C |
| Vapour pressure: | 123 Torr |
| Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) | |
| Surface tension: | 18.00 dyn/cm |
| Viscosity: | 0.33 cP |
| Critical temperature: | 227 °C |
| Critical pressure: | 31.0 atm |
| Critical volume: | 386.00 ml/mol |
| Evaporation rate (ether): | 1.6 |
| Evaporation rate (butyl acetate): | 8.1 |
| Solubility in water: | 1 % w/w |
| Solubility of water: | 1 % w/w |
| Log10 partition water / activated carbon: | 2.90 |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | 2.00 |
| Snyder P': | 2.4 |
| Snyder X: | Xe: 0.5 Xd: 0.1 Xn: 0.4 |
| Solvent strength (ε0, silica): | 0.22 |
| Solvent strength (ε0, alumina): | 0.28 |
| Dimroth ET: | 34.0 |
| Hildebrant solubility parameter (δ): | 6.9 |
| Hansen solubility parameter: | δd: 7.4 (cal/mL)^0.5 δp: 1.6 (cal/mL)^0.5 δh: 1.6 (cal/mL)^0.5 |
| Specific heat capacity: | 52.0 cal/molK |
| Latent heat of fusion: | 2,631 cal/mol |