Home
Companies
- Deep dive into Companies (and their Operations) for Mass Balances, Shareholding and much more.
  Open List or search with name.
  
  Entities/Sites Search
Data
- Search in our comprehensive database for detailed information on Products and Technologies
  
  Products Search Products
  
  Technologies
  Search Technology
Insights
- See our summary reports on Feedstock processing or Product production.
  
  Alternatively drilldown by Entity/Site or browse in our Focus Modules.
  
  Imports Production
  
  Refining Hydrogen Sustainability
Service
- Data- and Services, the ppPLUS Model.
  Find support for projects and your questions in our Solutions Module.
  ppPLUS collaborates with Industry Experts working with you for your analytics and process optimization.
  
  Solutions Experts Service Model
About
- Register and join the Community to share your Expertise and benefit from our Community Model.
  
  Community
  
  Help Credits

Product

Main Product: Methyl tert‐butyl ether
Segment: Chemicals
Main-Family: Functional Organic Products
Sub-Family: Ethers
Physical State: Liquid

Product: Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether
Abbreviation: MTBE
Names: 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane; Methyl tertiary-Butyl Eether; Methyl tert-Butyl Ether; Methyl t-Butyl Ether; tert-Butyl Methyl Ether; tBME; tert-BuOMe
Production: Global Production Production Map
: Default MTBE Product.

Identifiers

CAS Number: 1634-04-4
EC Number: 216-653-4
ECHA InfoCard: 100.015.140
IUPAC Name: 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane
PubChem ID: 15413

Chemical Data

Chemical Formula: C₅H₁₂0
Molecular Weight (g/mol): 88.15
Boiling Point (°C): 55.2
Melting Point (°C): -109
Sulfur Content (wt%): 0
Specific Gravity: 0.74

Properties

Default
Status: A

System Info

Update by: Kokel, Nicolas
Updated: 7/15/2025 10:04 AM
Added by: Kokel, Nicolas
Added: 12/2/2021 12:48 PM

Solutions

Solutions

Solution-Reference:

#PM125

No Services yet available.
Enquire in Solutions how we can help you.

Go to Solutions

Products Picture

MTBE synthesis by etherification of isobutene with methanol

Product Communicator

	Title	Date
	MTBE description updated.	7/15/2025
	MTBE Specific Gravity Source	12/2/2021