METHYL ISOBUTYL CARBINOL
They react with oxoacids and carboxylic acids to form esters plus water. Oxidizing agents convert them to aldehydes or ketones.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Appearance | Clear, colorless liquid |
| Boiling point | 271°F or 131.7°C |
| Freezing point | -130°F |
| Density | 0.806–0.808 g/cm3 at 20°C |
| Vapor pressure | 3 mmHg |
| Water solubility | 1.7% MIBC in water and 5.8% water in MIBC at 20°C |
| Flash point | 41°C |
| Specific conductivity | 70,000 pS/m |
| Saturation concentration |
25 g/m³ |
USES
- Lubricant oil additives: MIBC is used to make zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP), an additive that helps prevent corrosion and wear.
- Frother in mining: MIBC is used as a frother in mineral flotation to separate valuable minerals from waste.
- Coating solvent: MIBC is used as a solvent in nitrocellulose and hot spray lacquers.
- Pharmaceuticals: MIBC is used as a solvent for pharmaceuticals.
- Talc processing: MIBC is used in talc processing.
- Surfactants: MIBC is used as a solvent for surfactants.
- Ethyl cellulose, urea formaldehyde, and alkyd resins: MIBC is used as a solvent for these substances.
- Plasticizers: MIBC is used as a raw material to make methyl amyl seba cate and methyl amyl phthalate, which are used as plasticizers.