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Isobutylene

Isobutylene
Skeletal formula of isobutylene
Skeletal formula of isobutylene
Ball-and-stick model of isobutylene
Ball-and-stick model of isobutylene
Space-filling model of isobutylene
Space-filling model of isobutylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylprop-1-ene
Other names
2-Methylpropene
Isobutene
γ-Butylene
2-Methylpropylene
Methylpropene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.697 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 204-066-3
RTECS number
  • UD0890000
UNII
UN number 1055
In Liquefied petroleum gas: 1075
  • InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-4(2)3/h1H2,2-3H3 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C4H8/c1-4(2)3/h1H2,2-3H3
  • CC(=C)C
Properties[1]
C4H8
Molar mass 56.106 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas
Density 0.5879 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point −140.3 °C (−220.5 °F; 132.8 K)
Boiling point −6.9 °C (19.6 °F; 266.2 K)
-44.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
Flam. Gas 1Press. Gas
Danger
H220
P210, P377, P381, P403
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
1
4
0
Flash point flammable gas
465 °C (869 °F; 738 K)
Explosive limits 1.8–9.6%
Related compounds
Related butenes
 1-Butene
cis-2-Butene
trans-2-Butene
Related compounds
 Isobutane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Isobutylene (or 2-methylpropene) is a hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (CH3)2C=CH2. It is a four-carbon branched alkene (olefin), one of the four isomers of butylene. It is a colorless flammable gas, and is of considerable industrial value.[3]

  1. ^ The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals (11th ed.). Merck. 1989. ISBN 091191028X., 5024.
  2. ^ Isobutene, International Chemical Safety Card 1027, Geneva: International Programme on Chemical Safety, April 2000
  3. ^ Geilen, Frank M.A.; Stochniol, Guido; Peitz, Stephan; Schulte-Koerne, Ekkehard (2014). "Butenes". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a04_483.pub3. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2.

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