1558. n-Butyl Carbonate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 542-52-9
Carbonic acid dibutyl ester; dibutyl carbonate.
C9H18O3; mol wt 174.24.
C 62.04%, H 10.41%, O 27.55%.

Description and references

Prepn from ethyl carbonate, butyl alcohol and ethylmagnesium bromide: Frank et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 66, 1509 (1944); from butyl alcohol and CO in the presence of Pd and CuCl2: Mador, Blackham, US 3114762 (1963 to National Distillers).

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid, bp 206.6°. d420 0.9251, d425 0.9388. nD20 1.4117. Practically insol in water. Miscible with ethanol, benzene, chloroform, acetone, ether and other organic solvents, see: Jackson, Drury, Ind. Eng. Chem. 51, 1491 (1959).