1550. sec-Butylbenzene
Nomenclature
CAS number: 135-98-8
(1-Methylpropyl)benzene; 2-phenylbutane. C10H14; mol wt 134.22.
C 89.49%, H 10.51%.
Description and references
Prepd from benzene and n-butyl chloride in presence of AlCl3: Schramm, Monatsh. Chem. 9, 621 (1888); by the action of sodium on γ-chloro-sec-butylbenzene: Braun et al., Ber. 46, 1277 (1913); with other products by heating n- or sec-butyl alcohol with 80% H2SO4: Meyer, Bernhauer, Monatsh. Chem. 53, 727 (1929).
Properties
Liquid, mp -82.7°. d420 0.8608. bp760 173.5°; bp400 150.3°; bp200 128.8°; bp100 109.5°; bp60 96.0°; bp40 86.2°; bp20 70.6°; bp10 57.0°; bp5 44.2°; bp1.0 18.6°. nD20 1.48980. Flash pt, closed cup: 126°F (52°C). Insol in water. Misc with alcohol, ether, benzene.Derivative
d-Form.Nomenclature
CAS number: 5787-28-0
[(1S)-1-Methylpropyl]benzene. Properties
[α]D25 +26.6°: Bonner, Greenlee, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 81, 3336 (1959).Derivative
l-Form.Nomenclature
CAS number: 5787-29-1
[(1R)-1-Methylpropyl]benzene.