Butane, 2,3-dimethyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₄
• Molecular weight: 86.1754
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14/c1-5(2)6(3)4/h5-6H,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZFFMLCVRJBZUDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-29-8
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• Other names: Biisopropyl; Diisopropyl; 2,3-Dimethylbutane; (CH3)2CHCH(CH3)2; UN 2457
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References

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