Dibutyl ether is a chemical compound belonging to ether with molecular formula C8H18O. It is colorless volatile liquid and has peculiar ethereal smell. It is flamable.
Liquid dibutyl ether is lighter than water. On the other hand, the vapor is heavier than air. It doesn't dissolve in water but is soluble in acetone, dichloropropane and many other organic solvents. Due to this property, dibutyl ether is used as solvent in various chemical reactions and processes. An organometallic reagent, Phenyl-lithium is commercially available as a ca. 1.8 M solution in dibutylether
Since the formation of peroxides, it should be protected from heat, light and air.
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