1549. n-Butylbenzene

Nomenclature

CAS number: 104-51-8
Butylbenzene; 1-phenylbutane.
C10H14; mol wt 134.22.
C 89.49%, H 10.51%.

Description and references

Prepn: Radziszewski, Ber. 9, 261 (1876); Balbiano, Ber. 10, 296 (1877); Read, Foster, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 48, 1606 (1926).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, mp -88.5°. d420 0.8604. bp760 183.1°; bp400 159.2°; bp200 136.9°; bp100 116.2°; bp60 102.6°; bp40 92.4°; bp20 76.3°; bp10 62.0°; bp5 48.8°; bp1.0 22.7°. nD20 1.49040. Flash pt, open cup: 160°F (71°C). Insol in water. Miscible with alcohol, ether, benzene.