Benzoin isobutyl ether

• CAT Number: R070169
• CAS Number: 22499-12-3
• Molecular Formula: C18H20O2
• Molecular Weight: 268.356
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 2-Isobutoxy-2-phenylacetophenone
• Storage: RT
• IUPAC Name: 2-(2-methylpropoxy)-1,2-diphenylethanone
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H20O2/c1-14(2)13-20-18(16-11-7-4-8-12-16)17(19)15-9-5-3-6-10-15/h3-12,14,18H,13H2,1-2H3
• InChIKey: JMVZGKVGQDHWOI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)COC(C1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2

Benzoin isobutyl ether (CAS 22499-12-3) is considered as a photoinitiator.

Reference

1.Lipscomb, N. Thornton, and Yassin Tarshiani. "Kinetics and mechanism of the benzoin isobutyl ether photoinitiated polymerization of styrene." Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 26.2 (1988): 529-540.
2.McGinniss, Vincent D., and Richard M. Holsworth. "The use of a recording dilatometer to study the photopolymerization of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate using the isobutyl ether of benzoin as photoinitiator." Journal of Applied Polymer Science 19.8 (1975): 2243-2254.