Editing Di-tert-butyl ether

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Di-''tert''-butyl ether}}
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| Name =Di-''tert''-butyl ether
| ImageFile = Di-tert-butyl ether chemical structure.svg
| ImageSize = 170
| ImageAlt = Skeletal formula of di-tert-butyl ether
| ImageFile1 = Di-tert-butyl-ether-3D-balls.png
| ImageSize1 = 180
| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the di-tert-butyl ether molecule
| PIN = 2-Methyl-2-[(2-methylpropan-2-yl)oxy]propane
| OtherNames = 2-''tert''-Butoxy-2-methylpropane<br />Di-''tert''-butyl ether
| Reference = <ref name="hand">
{{cite book  | last = Lide | first = David R. | year = 1998
 | title = Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
 | edition = 87 | volume =
 | location = Boca Raton, Florida
 | publisher = CRC Press
 | isbn = 0-8493-0594-2 | pages = 3–162, 5–52}}</ref>
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspider}}
| ChemSpiderID = 21138
| InChI = 1/C8H18O/c1-7(2,3)9-8(4,5)6/h1-6H3
| InChIKey = AQEFLFZSWDEAIP-UHFFFAOYAT
| StdInChI_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}
| StdInChI = 1S/C8H18O/c1-7(2,3)9-8(4,5)6/h1-6H3
| StdInChIKey_Ref = {{stdinchicite|correct|chemspider}}
| StdInChIKey = AQEFLFZSWDEAIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}}
| CASNo = 6163-66-2
| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| UNII = C3A9UPP65H
| PubChem = 22541
| SMILES = O(C(C)(C)C)C(C)(C)C
}}
|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| C=8 | H=18 | O=1
| Formula =
| MolarMass =
| Appearance = colorless liquid
| Density = 0.7658 g/cm<sup>3</sup><ref name="CRC_3"/>
| MeltingPtC = -61
| MeltingPt_ref = <ref>Alquist; Tower: Nation. Advis. Comm. Aeronautics Rep. MR Nr.E 5 A 04 (1945), Chem. Abstr. 1948, 4736</ref>
| BoilingPtC = 107.2
| BoilingPt_ref = <ref name="CRC_3">David R. Lide (Hrsg.): ''[[CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics]]'', (90 ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida (2009), {{ISBN|978-1-4200-9084-0}}, S.&nbsp;3-148.</ref>
| Solubility =
| SolubleOther =
| VaporPressure = 3730&nbsp;Pa (at 22&nbsp;°C)<ref name="Smutny">E. J. Smutny, A. Bondi: "DI-t-BUTYL ETHER: STRAIN ENERGY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES", in: ''[[The Journal of Physical Chemistry|J. Phys. Chem.]]'', '''1961''', ''65&nbsp;(3)'', S.&nbsp;546–550; {{doi|10.1021/j100821a038}}.</ref>
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|Section3={{Chembox Structure
| CrystalStruct =
| Coordination =
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| Dipole = }}
|Section4={{Chembox Thermochemistry
| DeltaHf = −399.6 kJ·mol<sup>−1</sup>
| DeltaHc =
| Entropy =
| HeatCapacity = 276.1 J·mol<sup>−1</sup>·K<sup>−1</sup>
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|Section7={{Chembox Hazards
| ExternalSDS =
| MainHazards =
| NFPA-H =
| NFPA-F =
| NFPA-R =
| NFPA-S =
| FlashPtC = -3
| AutoignitionPtC = 365
| ExploLimits = >0.4%
| PEL =
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'''Di-''tert''-butyl ether''' is a  tertiary [[ether]], primarily of theoretical interest as the simplest member of the class of di-tertiary ethers.

==See also==
* [[Ether]]
* [[Methyl tert-butyl ether]]
* [[Dimethyl ether]]
* [[Diethyl ether]]
* [[Diisopropyl ether]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dialkyl ethers]]
[[Category:Ether solvents]]
[[Category:Tert-butyl compounds]]
[[Category:Symmetrical ethers]]


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