tert-butyl methyl ether

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q412346
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tert-butyl methyl ether

Summary

tert-butyl methyl ether is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,624 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • tert-butyl methyl ether's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C)(C)OC[4].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₁₂O[5].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether is a type of chemical compound[6].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether is part of methyl tert-butyl ether metabolic process[7].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's Commons category is recorded as MTBE[8].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether comprises oxygen[9].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether comprises carbon[10].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's refractive index is recorded as {'amount': '+1.3690'}[11].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+0.74'}[12].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+88.088815'}[13].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-108.6'}[14].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-109'}[15].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+55.2'}[16].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's flash point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-28'}[17].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's ionization energy is recorded as {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+9.24'}[18].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's subject has role is recorded as carcinogen[19].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's subject has role is recorded as air pollutant[20].
  • tert-butyl methyl ether's safety classification and labelling is recorded as NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[21].

Why It Matters

tert-butyl methyl ether ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,624 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved . sigmaaldrich.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+0.74'}
    Ionization energy {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+9.24'}
    Boiling point {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+55.2'}
    Subject has role carcinogen, air pollutant
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6992, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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