Chemistry:Sec-Butylbenzene

Short description: Organic compound

sec-Butylbenzene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name (Butan-2-yl)benzene
Other names sec-butylbenzene s-butylbenzene 1-methylpropylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	135-98-8
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	1903902
ChEBI	CHEBI:35097
ChEMBL	ChEMBL27516
ChemSpider	8356
EC Number	205-227-0
Gmelin Reference	261109
KEGG	C14142
PubChem CID	8680
UNII	B70I0RSX3J
InChI InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-3-9(2)10-7-5-4-6-8-10/h4-9H,3H2,1-2H3 Key: ZJMWRROPUADPEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCC(C)C1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H14
Molar mass	134.22
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.863 g/cm3
Melting point	−75.5 °C (−103.9 °F; 197.7 K)
Boiling point	174 °C (345 °F; 447 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Solubility in organic solvents	miscible
Hazards
Main hazards	Flammable
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Danger
GHS hazard statements	H226, H304, H315, H319, H411
GHS precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P273, P280, P301+310, P302+352, P303+361+353, P305+351+338, P321, P331, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P391, P403+235, P405, P501
Flash point	52.0 °C (125.6 °F; 325.1 K)
Autoignition temperature	418 °C (784 °F; 691 K)
Related compounds
Related compounds	iso-Butylbenzene, n-Butylbenzene, tert-Butylbenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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sec-Butylbenzene is an organic compound classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its structure consists of a benzene ring substituted with a sec-butyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but miscible with organic solvents.

Production

sec-Butylbenzene can be produced by the reaction of benzene with either n-butyl alcohol or sec-butyl alcohol in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride and hydrochloric acid.