Tert amyl chloride Chemicals Chinese Name: 2- chloro -2- methyl butane; TERT pentyl chloride; Chemical English Name: tert-amyl chloride; 2-chloro-2-methyl butane CAS.NO: 594-36-5 melting point ( c ): boiling point ( -73.7): 87 Relative density ( =1 water ): 0.866 ignition temperature ( c ): 345 Dissolve: insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether. Main purposes: as a solvent for the synthesis of other compounds and pentane