Chemical Properties
CLEAR LIQUID
Uses
Solvent for coating compositions, organic syn-
thesis, plasticizer, surface-active agents.
Definition
ChEBI: An alkylbenzene that is benzene substituted by a butan-2-yl group.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 106, p. 158, 1984
DOI: 10.1021/ja00313a032
Hazard
Toxic by ingestion.
Safety Profile
Moderately toxic by
ingestion. A skin and eye irritant. Flammable
liquid when exposed to heat or flame. To
fight fire, use foam, CO2, dry chemical,
water spray or mist. Incompatible with
oxidzing materials. When heated to
decomposition it emits acrid smoke and
fumes.
Environmental Fate
Chemical/Physical. sec-Butylbenzene will not hydrolyze because it has no hydrolyzable
functional group (Kollig, 1995).