1538. tert-Butylacetic Acid

Nomenclature

CAS number: 1070-83-3
3,3-Dimethylbutanoic acid; 3,3-dimethylbutyric acid.
C6H12O2; mol wt 116.16.
C 62.04%, H 10.41%, O 27.55%.

Description and references

Prepn: Homeyer et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 55, 4209 (1933); Botterson, Shulman, J. Org. Chem. 27, 1059 (1962); A. Nilsson, R. Carlson, Acta Chem. Scand. B34, 621 (1980).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, bp26 96°, bp739 183.0-183.3°, bp 190°. mp 6-7°. nD20 1.4115 (Botterson, Shulman), also reported as 1.4096 (Homeyer et al.). d420 0.9124.