675989

Cyclopentyl methyl ether

contains 50 ppm BHT as inhibitor, ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.90%

• Synonym(s): CPME
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₂O
• CAS Number: 5614-37-9
• Molecular Weight: 100.16
• MDL number: MFCD08276401
• UNSPSC Code: 12352112
• PubChem Substance ID: 329760630
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• product line: ReagentPlus^®
• assay: ≥99.90%
• form: liquid
• contains: 50 ppm BHT as inhibitor
• greener alternative product characteristics: Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• impurities: ≤50 ppm H₂O₂
• bp: 106 °C/760 mmHg
• mp: -140 °C
• density: 0.86 g/mL at 25 °C
• greener alternative category: Aligned,
• SMILES string: COC1CCCC1
• InChI: 1S/C6H12O/c1-7-6-4-2-3-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3
• InChI key: SKTCDJAMAYNROS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) is a greener alternative solvent to many aprotic ether solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF), dioxane (carcinogenic), tert-Butyl methyl ether (MTBE), and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and thus has been enhanced for "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries".  Click here  for more information.

Application

CPME is a greener alternative solvent and may be used is a broad range of applications such as:

Organic synthesis reactions containing the following reagents and conditions:

1. Alkali agents
2. Lewis’s acid-mediated reactions
3. Organometallic
4. Reduction and Oxidation
5. Transition metal catalysts
6. Azeotropic water removal

Extraction of compounds
Polymer synthesis
Crystallization
Surface coatings

Features and Benefits

• Synthetic-based sustainable and safer alternative
• Reduces the number of steps required for production
• Reduces the amount of water that is required for washing
• Eliminates the need for co-solvents for product recovery
  
  It has many properties which make it a safer and greener alternative:

• Low peroxide formation
• High boiling point
• Clean organic-water phase separation
• Reduced energy to recover

Other Notes

To see other BioRenewable or Greener Solvents

The toxicological assessment of cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) as a green solvent.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H302,H315,H319
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P240 - P301 + P312 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: <37.4 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: < 3 °C - closed cup