Tert-Butyl formate

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| Name =tert-Butyl formate

| Reference = [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/ProductDetail.do?lang=en&N4=270776|ALDRICH&N5=SEARCH_CONCAT_PNO|BRAND_KEY&F=SPEC tert-Butyl formate] at Sigma-Aldrich

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| PIN = tert-Butyl formate

| OtherNames = Formic acid tert-butylester

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| Abbreviations = TBF

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| CASNo = 762-75-4

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| DrugBank = DB02768

| PubChem = 61207

| SMILES = CC(C)(C)OC=O

| EINECS = 212-105-0

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| ChemSpiderID = 55151

| InChI = 1/C5H10O2/c1-5(2,3)7-4-6/h4H,1-3H3

| InChIKey = RUPAXCPQAAOIPB-UHFFFAOYAD

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| StdInChI = 1S/C5H10O2/c1-5(2,3)7-4-6/h4H,1-3H3

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| C=5 | H=10 | O=2

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| Density = 0.872 g/mL

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| BoilingPtC = 82 to 83

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| FlashPtC = −9

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tert-Butyl formate, also known as formic acid tert-butylester and TBF, is a chemical compound with molecular formula C₅H₁₀O₂. TBF is one of the possible daughter products of methyl tert-butyl ether biodegradation.{{Cite journal

| last1 = François | first1 = A.

| last2 = Garnier | first2 = L.

| last3 = Mathis | first3 = H.

| last4 = Fayolle | first4 = F.

| last5 = Monot | first5 = F.

| year = 2003

| title = Roles of tert-butyl formate, tert-butyl alcohol and acetone in the regulation of methyl tert-butyl ether degradation by Mycobacterium austroafricanum IFP 2012

| journal = Journal of Applied Microbial Biotechnology

| volume = 62

| issue = 2–3

| pages = 256–262

| doi = 10.1007/s00253-003-1268-9

| pmid = 12883872

| s2cid = 2929527

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