2-sec-Butylphenol CAS NO.89-72-5

2-sec-Butylphenol Basic information

Product Name:	2-sec-Butylphenol
Synonyms:	OSBP;O-S-BUTYLPHENOL;O-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL;ORTHO-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL;2-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL;1-(1-Methylpropyl)phenol;2-(1-methylpropyl)-pheno;2-(1-Methylpropyl)phenol
CAS:	89-72-5
MF:	C10H14O
MW:	150.22
EINECS:	201-933-8
Product Categories:	Organic Building Blocks;Oxygen Compounds;Phenols
Mol File:	89-72-5.mol

2-sec-Butylphenol Chemical Properties

mp	12 °C(lit.)
bp	226-228 °C(lit.)
density	0.982 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor pressure	0.03 mm Hg ( 20 °C)
refractive index	n20/D 1.522(lit.)
Fp	234 °F
Water Solubility	Insoluble. <0.1 g/100 mL at 20 ºC
BRN	1210026
Stability:	Stable, but air sensitive. Incompatible with acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, bases, strong oxidizing agents, copper and its alloys, brass.
CAS DataBase Reference	89-72-5(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference	Phenol, 2-(1-methylpropyl)-(89-72-5)
EPA Substance Registry System	Phenol, 2-(1-methylpropyl)-(89-72-5)

Safety Information

2-sec-Butylphenol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties	colourless to light yellow liquid
General Description	Clear colorless liquid.
Air & Water Reactions	Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile	Phenols, such as 2-sec-Butylphenol, do not behave as organic alcohols, as one might guess from the presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) group in their structure. Instead, they react as weak organic acids. Phenols and cresols are much weaker as acids than common carboxylic acids (phenol has Ka = 1.3 x 10^[-10]). These materials are incompatible with strong reducing substances such as hydrides, nitrides, alkali metals, and sulfides. Flammable gas (H2) is often generated, and the heat of the reaction may ignite the gas. Heat is also generated by the acid-base reaction between phenols and bases. Such heating may initiate polymerization of the organic compound. Phenols are sulfonated very readily (for example, by concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature). The reactions generate heat. Phenols are also nitrated very rapidly, even by dilute nitric acid.
Fire Hazard	2-sec-Butylphenol is combustible.