General Description
Clear colorless liquid.
Air & Water Reactions
Highly flammable. Ethers tend to form unstable peroxides when exposed to oxygen. Ethyl, isobutyl, ethyl tert-butyl, and ethyl tert-pentyl ether are particularly hazardous in this respect. Ether peroxides can sometimes be observed as clear crystals deposited on containers or along the surface of the liquid. Water soluble.
Reactivity Profile
TERT-BUTYL GLYCIDYL ETHER, an ether, can act as a base. They form salts with strong acids and addition complexes with Lewis acids. The complex between diethyl ether and boron trifluoride is an example. Ethers may react violently with strong oxidizing agents. In other reactions, which typically involve the breaking of the carbon-oxygen bond, ethers are relatively inert.
Fire Hazard
TERT-BUTYL GLYCIDYL ETHER is combustible.
Safety Profile
Suspected carcinogen. Moderately toxic by ingestion. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.
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