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4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

Name: 4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
Brand: ALDRICH

Synonym(s):

(2-Oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methanol, 3-Hydroxypropene carbonate, 3-Hydroxypropylene carbonate, 4-Methylolethylene carbonate, Glycerin carbonate, Glycerol 1,2-carbonate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₄H₆O₄

CAS Number:

931-40-8

Molecular Weight:

118.09

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24869019

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

EC Number:

213-235-0

MDL number:

MFCD00085561

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Properties

refractive index

n20/D 1.469 (lit.)

Quality Segment

100

bp

137-140 °C/0.5 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.4 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carbonate, hydroxyl

SMILES string

OCC1COC(=O)O1

InChI

1S/C4H6O4/c5-1-3-2-7-4(6)8-3/h3,5H,1-2H2

InChI key

JFMGYULNQJPJCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one can be used as a building block to synthesize:

4-[(prop-2-en-1-yloxy)methyl]-1,3-dioxolan-2-one (AGC) via Williamson ether synthesis with 3-bromoprop-1-ene.
Hyperbranched polyethers via copolymerization with cyclic carbonate containing phthalimide moieties.
(2-Oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl benzeneacetate by reacting with phenylacetyl chloride.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

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