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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Industry:
2-Methoxybutane is used as a solvent for various chemical reactions, benefiting from its chemical stability and ability to dissolve in other organic solvents.
Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
2-Methoxybutane is used as a solvent in the formulation of pharmaceutical products, allowing for the dissolution of various active ingredients and excipients.
Used in Laboratory Settings:
2-Methoxybutane is used as a solvent in laboratory research for the synthesis and analysis of organic compounds, taking advantage of its solubility properties and chemical stability.
Used in Cleaning Agents:
2-Methoxybutane is used as a component in cleaning agents, particularly for the removal of grease and oils, due to its ability to dissolve organic materials.
Used in Paints and Coatings:
2-Methoxybutane is used as a solvent in the production of paints and coatings, aiding in the dispersion and application of pigments and resins.

InChI:InChI=1/C5H12O/c1-4-5(2)6-3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3

Upstream product

• 75-21-8 oxirane 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 869-01-2 1-butyl-1-nitrosourea 
• 503-30-0 trimethylene oxide 
• 760-60-1 N-Isobutyl-N-nitrosoharnstoff 
• 109-99-9 tetrahydrofuran 
• 186581-53-3 diazomethane 
• 557-17-5 methyl propyl ether 
• 14621-84-2 diazomethane-d2 
• 78-92-2 iso-butanol 

Downstream Products

• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 115-11-7 isobutene 
• 1634-04-4 tert-butyl methyl ether 
• 106-98-9 1-butylene 
• 590-18-1 (Z)-2-Butene 
• 624-64-6 trans-2-Butene 
• 359-01-3 2-fluorobutane 
• 591-34-4 s-butyl propionate 
• 105-46-4 sec-Butyl acetate 
• 78-76-2 s-butyl bromide 
• 78-86-4 s-butyl chloride 
• 93-58-3 benzoic acid methyl ester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Alcohol Dehydration: Mechanism of Ether Formation Using an Alumina Catalyst

Ether formation during the dehydration of secondary alcohols, namely, 2-butanol, 3-pentanol, and 1-cyclopentylethanol, was investigated.Using the proper reaction conditions, the yield of di-2-butyl ether during the dehydration of 2-butanol on alumina can be as high as 40percent.That ether is formed by adding an alcohol to the alkene is ruled out by the results from deuterium tracer studies.Results from experiments using S(+)-2-butanol suggest that the formation of di-2-butyl ether occurs by a SN2-type mechanism.

Deamination Reactions, 41. Reactions of Aliphatic Diazonium Ions and Carbocations with Ethers

Aliphatic diazonium ions and carbocations were generated by deacylation of appropriate nitrosoureas (1, 5, 9) in alcohol-ether mixtures or in 2-alkoxyethanols.Ethers were generally inferior to alcohols in capturing cationic intermediates.Formation of trialkyloxonium ions led to alkyl exchange or ring opening.The observed reactivity orders were n-butyl > isobutyl for the diazonium ions, allyl > sec-butyl > tert-butyl for the carbocations, methoxy > ethoxy and oxirane > oxetane > tetrahydrofuran for the ethers, indicating the predominance of steric effects.Neighboring group participation in 4-methoxy-1-butanediazonium ions (58) and 4,5-epoxy-1-pentanediazonium ions (74) was detectable but inefficient ( 20percent of cyclic oxonium ions).

Onium Ylide Chemistry. 3. Evidence for Competing Oxonium Ylide Formation with C-H Insertion in Meerwein's Reaction of Methylene and Methylene-d2 with Dialkyl Ethers

Meerwein's reaction of singlet methylene, produced by photolysis of diazomethane, with dialkyl ethers has been reinvestigated on the basis of reactions using CD2N2.In competition with methylene insertion into the various C-H bonds, about 10percent of methyl alkyl ether and small amounts of dimethyl ether formation are also observed.This indicates evidence for competing attack of methylene on oxygen leading to the corresponding intermediate methylenedialkyloxonium ylides which are immediately protonated by methyl alkohol (or water)impurity present in the reaction medium togive the corresponding methyldialkyloxonium ions.Dealkylative cleavage of the latter gives the observed methyl alkyl ethers.By the use of deuterium-labeled diazomethane CD2N2 it has been shown that ethylene and propylene formed under the reaction conditions are coming predominantly from diazomethane itself and not via intramolecular β-elimination of the oxonium ylides.