Name: Isopropyl ether

Alias: Diisopropyl (base) ether

Chemical formula: C6H14O

Molecular weight: 102.18

CAS registration number: 108-20-3

EINECS registration number: 203-560-6

Melting point: -85.5°C

Boiling point: 68.3°C

Water solubility: 9 g/L (20 ºC)

Intensity: 0.725g/cm3 (25℃)

External view: colorless, fluid liquid with ether odor

Flash point: -28°C

Role and use

Isopropyl ether is a good solvent for animal, vegetable and mineral oils and fats. It can be used to extract nicotine from tobacco; it is also a good solvent for paraffin and resin. In the industry, diisopropyl ether and other solvents are often used in paraffin-based oils. The dewaxing process. As a solvent, it is also used in pharmacy, smokeless gunpowder, paint and paint cleaning, etc. Diisopropyl ether has high octane number and antifreeze performance, and can be used as a gasoline blending agent. This product is easy to form peroxides and explodes when shaken, and p-benzylaminophenol is often added as a stabilizer. The anesthesia effect of diisopropyl ether is lighter than that of ether, but the duration of anesthesia is longer.

Used as a solvent, used for the concentration and recovery of dilute solutions of acetic acid or butyric acid, used as the extraction solvent of sodium thiocyanate in the wet acrylic fiber process; used as a chromatographic analysis standard substance, solvent and extractant.