Isobutylene (or 2-methylpropene) is a hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (CH3)2C=CH2. It is a four-carbon branched alkene (olefin), one of the four isomers of butylene. It is a colorless flammable gas, and is of considerable industrial value. [3]
Isobutylene is a colorless gas with a faint petroleum-like odor. For transportation it may be stenched. It is shipped as a liquefied gas under its own vapor pressure. Contact with the liquid can cause frostbite. It is easily ignited. Its vapors are heavier than air and a flame can flash back to the source of leak very easily.
Isobutane, also known as i-butane, 2-methylpropane or methylpropane, is a chemical compound with molecular formula HC (CH 3) 3. It is an isomer of butane. Isobutane is a colorless, odorless gas. It is the simplest alkane with a tertiary carbon atom.
Isobutene (Isobutylene) is produced in a subsequent stage after cracking naphtha in the BASF Steamcracker. It is an unsaturated hydrocarbon which is used in various application areas of the chemical industry. For example as a raw material for butyl rubber and for polyisobutylene.
The best-known dienes are butadiene and isoprene, used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. Olefins containing two to four carbon atoms per molecule are gaseous at ordinary temperatures and pressure; those containing five or more carbon atoms are usually liquid at ordinary temperatures. Olefins are only slightly soluble in water.
Isobutylene (or isobutene) is the feedstock for production of polybutene (butyl rubber). Isobutene is an intermediate in the manufacturing of methyl terbuthyl ether (MTBE).
Isobutane is a hydrocarbon and one of two isomers of butane. Butanes are highly flammable, colorless, odorless, easily liquefied gases. They are components of gasoline and can also be used as refrigerants and propellants in aerosol sprays. Butane gas is sold bottled as a fuel for cooking and camping and is also found in cigarette lighters.