Solvents methyl isobutyl ketone

Procedure has been proposed for the P(V) and As(V) determination based on the selective extraction of ionic associate of Crystal Violet with reduced molybdophosphate with mixture of inert (toluene) and active (methyl isobutyl ketone) solvents. Extraction of reagent is negligible. After concentration determination lower than 10 mol/1 of P(V) and As(V) is possible. 

Figure 11-10 Titration ot a mixture of acids with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide in methyl isobutyl ketone solvent shows that the order of acid strength is HCI04 > HCI > 2-hydroxybenzoic acid > acetic acid > hydroxybenzene. Measurements were made with a glass electrode and a platinum reference electrode. The ordinate is proportional to pH. with increasing pH as the potential becomes more positive. [D. B. Brass and G. E. A. Wyld. Methyl Isobutyt Ketone as a Wide-Range Solvent for Titration of Acid Mixtures and Nitrogen Bases," Anal Chem. 1957, 29.232.]...

Figure 11-10 shows a titration curve for a mixture of five acids titrated with 0.2 M tetrabutylammonium hydroxide in methyl isobutyl ketone solvent. This solvent is not protonated to a great extent by any of the acids. We see that perchloric acid is a stronger acid than HCI in this solvent as well. 

A second type of very useful behavior occurs in aprotic (or sometimes inert ) solvents, which usually exhibit very weak acid properties. Examples are dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dioxane, ether, various nitriles, methyl isobutyl ketone, hydrocarbons, carbon tetrachloride. These solvents often permit differentiation (or stepwise titration) of a series of acidic or basic species which, in water, either titrate together or not at all. For example, perchloric, hydrochloric, salicylic, and acetic acids and phenol can be titrated stepwise in methyl isobutyl ketone solvent to obtain discernible endpoints for each compound, using tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide in isopropyl alcohol as titrant. 

Acetone + Acetone + H2 Methyl isobutyl ketone Solvents Supported metals 373-653 (10)... 

Whatman No. I. Impregnate with aq. buffer (usually 0.2SA/ phosphate, pH 6) satd. with methyl isobutyl ketone Solvent... 

Actinide ions form complex ions with a large number of organic substances (12). Their extractabiUty by these substances varies from element to element and depends markedly on oxidation state. A number of important separation procedures are based on this property. Solvents that behave in this way are thbutyl phosphate, diethyl ether [60-29-7J, ketones such as diisopropyl ketone [565-80-5] or methyl isobutyl ketone [108-10-17, and several glycol ether type solvents such as diethyl CeUosolve [629-14-1] (ethylene glycol diethyl ether) or dibutyl Carbitol [112-73-2] (diethylene glycol dibutyl ether). 

Emulsives are solutions of toxicant in water-immiscible organic solvents, commonly at 15 ndash 50%, with a few percent of surface-active agent to promote emulsification, wetting, and spreading. The choice of solvent is predicated upon solvency, safety to plants and animals, volatility, flammabiUty, compatibihty, odor, and cost. The most commonly used solvents are kerosene, xylenes and related petroleum fractions, methyl isobutyl ketone, and amyl acetate. Water emulsion sprays from such emulsive concentrates are widely used in plant protection and for household insect control. 

Ketones are an important class of industrial chemicals that have found widespread use as solvents and chemical intermediates. Acetone (qv) is the simplest and most important ketone and finds ubiquitous use as a solvent. Higher members of the aUphatic methyl ketone series (eg, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and methyl amyl ketone) are also industrially significant solvents. Cyclohexanone is the most important cycHc ketone and is primarily used in the manufacture of y-caprolactam for nylon-6 (see Cyclohexanoland cyclohexanone). Other ketones find appHcation in fields as diverse as fragrance formulation and metals extraction. Although the industrially important ketones are reviewed herein, the laboratory preparation of ketones is covered elsewhere (1). 

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone. Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) (4-methyl-2-pentanone), (CH2)2CHCH2COCH2, is an industrially important solvent which after methyl methacrylate and bisphenol A is the third largest tonnage product obtained from acetone. 

DIBK can be produced by the hydrogenation of phorone which, in turn, is produced by the acid-catalyzed aldol condensation of acetone. It is also a by-product in the manufacture of methyl isobutyl ketone. Diisobutyl ketone ( 1.37/kg, October 1994) is produced in the United States by Union Carbide (Institute, West Virginia) and Eastman (Kingsport, Teimessee) (47), and is mainly used as a coating solvent. Catalytic hydrogenation of diisobutyl ketone produces the alcohol 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol [108-82-7]. 

Solvent Treatment. Solvent processes can be divided into two main categories, solvent extraction and solvent dewaxing. The solvent used in the extraction processes include propane and cresyHc acid, 2,2 -dichlorodiethyl ether, phenol (qv), furfural, sulfur dioxide, benzene, and nitrobenzene. In the dewaxing process (28), the principal solvents are benzene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, propane, petroleum naphtha, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride, sulfur dioxide, and iV-methylpyrroHdinone. 

Solvents used for dewaxing are naphtha, propane, sulfur dioxide, acetone—benzene, trichloroethylene, ethylenedichloride—benzene (Barisol), methyl ethyl ketone—benzene (benzol), methyl -butyl ketone, and methyl / -propyl ketone. Other solvents in commercial use for dewaxing include /V-methylpyrrolidinone, MEK—MIBK (methyl isobutyl ketone), dichloroethane—methylene dichloride, and propfyene—acetone. 

Historically, the Redox process was used to achieve the same purification as in the Purex process (97,129). The reagents were hexone (methyl isobutyl ketone) as the solvent, dichromate as an oxidant, and A1(N02)3 as the salting agent. The chief disadvantages of hexone are its flammability and its solubihty in water. However, because A1(N03)3 collects in the highly radioactive waste, thereby impeding the latter s further processing, the Redox process was abandoned in favor of the Purex process. 

Acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, dimethylformamide, ethyl acetate, and tetrahydrofuran are solvents for vinyhdene chloride polymers used in lacquer coatings methyl ethyl ketone and tetrahydrofuran are most extensively employed. Toluene is used as a diluent for either. Lacquers prepared at 10—20 wt % polymer sohds in a solvent blend of two parts ketone and one part toluene have a viscosity of 20—1000 mPa-s (=cP). Lacquers can be prepared from polymers of very high vinyhdene chloride content in tetrahydrofuran—toluene mixtures and stored at room temperature. Methyl ethyl ketone lacquers must be prepared and maintained at 60—70°C or the lacquer forms a sohd gel. It is critical in the manufacture of polymers for a lacquer apphcation to maintain a fairly narrow compositional distribution in the polymer to achieve good dissolution properties. 

Cya.nideExcha.nge, Acetone cyanohydrin and methyl isobutyl ketone cyanohydrin [4131 -68-4] dissolved in an organic solvent, such as diethyl ether or methyl isobutyl ketone, undergo cyanide exchange with aqueous cyanide ion to yield a significant cyanide carbon isotope separation. The two-phase system yields cyanohydrin enriched in carbon-13 and aqueous cyanide depleted in carbon-13. Fquilibrium is obtained in seconds. 

Solvents. NBRs are soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, ketones, esters and nitroparaffin compounds. Solvents with high evaporation rate are acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, chloroform and ethyl acetate, among others. Solvents with slow evaporation rate are nitromethane, dichloropentenes, chloro-toluene, butyl acetate and methyl isobutyl ketone. 

Obviously, accurate concentrations of other gases or vapors cannot be indicated unless the instrument has been appropriately calibrated for each of these gases. Furthermore, the manufacturer s calibration may not be sufficiently accurate and a correction may be required. For example, a meter reading of 2.0 on the 0 to 10% LEL scale of one instrument would indicate, for a solvent having an LEL of 1.4 %, a concentration of 280 ppm (0.02 x 14,000 ppm). Benzene, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). For example, a meter reading of 2.0 on the O-to-10% LEL scale of one instrument would indicate, for a solvent having an LEL of 1.4%, a concentration of 280 ppm (0.02 x 14,000 ppm). Benzene, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) and toluene all have LEL s of 1.4%, but actual concentrations at a meter... 

Discussion. Because of the specific nature of atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) as a measuring technique, non-selective reagents such as ammonium pyrollidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) may be used for the liquid-liquid extraction of metal ions. Complexes formed with APDC are soluble in a number of ketones such as methyl isobutyl ketone which is a recommended solvent for use in atomic absorption and allows a concentration factor of ten times. The experiment described illustrates the use of APDC as a general extracting reagent for heavy metal ions. 

Solutions in organic solvents may, with certain reservations, be used directly, provided that the viscosity of the solution is not very different from that of an aqueous solution. The important consideration is that the solvent should not lead to any disturbance of the flame an extreme example of this is carbon tetrachloride, which may extinguish an air-acetylene flame. In many cases, suitable organic solvents [e.g. 4-methylpentan-2-one (methyl isobutyl ketone) and the hydrocarbon mixture sold as white spirit ] give enhanced production of ground-state gaseous atoms and lead to about three times the sensitivity... 

Transfer the solution to a 250 mL separatory funnel, rinsing out the beaker with a little water. Add 5 mL of the 2 per cent NaDDC reagent and allow to stand for one minute, and then add a lOmL portion of 4-methylpentan-2-one (methyl isobutyl ketone), shake for one minute and then separate and collect the organic layer. Return the aqueous phase to the funnel, extract with a further lOmL portion of methyl isobutyl ketone, separate and combine the organic layer with that already collected. Finally, rinse the funnel with a little fresh ketone and add this rinse liquid to the organic extract. In these operations the lead is converted into a chelate which is extracted into the organic solvent. 

Ketones are characterized by carbonyl groups anywhere in a chain except at the end, and the carbonyl carbon is bonded only to other carbons. Ketones are particularly important as solvents in paints, particularly methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone. Most have a penetrating odor and are highly flammable. 

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