Properties of butyl ether

Thermophysical properties for butyl ether (CAS: 142-96-1). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 8, H: 18, O: 1
  • CAS
    142-96-1
  • Formula
    C8H18O
  • ID
    142-96-1
  • InChI
    C8H18O/c1-3-5-7-9-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3
  • InChI Key
    DURPTKYDGMDSBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    1-butoxybutane
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    130.228
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    8909
  • SMILES
    CCCCOCCCC
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.5
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    30
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    310.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.521
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -96.55
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    141.6

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    51.5668
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00696447
  • Density (kg/m³)
    764.3
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.682872
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    346.896
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    4.5176e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.1094e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    8.9346e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    278.806
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.170389
  • Parachor
    6.6487e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00692
  • Prandtl number
    11.783
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0102802
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    140.228
  • Solubility parameter
    1.5830e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.765052
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    2.1409
  • Surface tension
    0.022545
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.124074
  • Thermal diffusivity
    7.5826e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    175
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    25
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.009
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.085

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential