5153. Isobutyl Urethane

Nomenclature

CAS number: 539-89-9
N-(2-Methylpropyl)carbamic acid ethyl ester; ethyl isobutylcarbamate; isobutylcarbamic acid ethyl ester.
C7H15NO2; mol wt 145.20.
C 57.90%, H 10.41%, N 9.65%, O 22.04%.

Description and references

Obtained by shaking isobutylamine with ethyl chloroformate and aq KOH in the cold.

Chemical structure

Properties

Liquid; apple-like odor. d420 0.943. Solidif below 65°. bp17 96°. nD20 1.4288. Insol in water. Sol in alcohol.