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Formaldehyde diethyl acetal

absolute, over molecular sieve (H2O ≤0.01%), ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Diethoxymethane, Ethylal

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Linear Formula:
CH2(OC2H5)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
104.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-330-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1697253
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
87-88 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
60 mmHg ( 25 °C)
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vapor density

3.6 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

60 mmHg ( 25 °C)

grade

absolute

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

346 °F

quality

over molecular sieve (H2O ≤0.01%)

technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.373 (lit.), n20/D 1.374

bp

87-88 °C (lit.)

density

0.831 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether

SMILES string

CCOCOCC

InChI

1S/C5H12O2/c1-3-6-5-7-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChI key

KLKFAASOGCDTDT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Formaldehyde diethyl acetal (FDEA, diethoxymethane, DEM) is a diethyl acetal. It has been synthesized from ethanol and aqueous formaldehyde. It is a low boiling solvent useful for sodium hydride reactions, organolithium chemistry, copper-catalyzed conjugate additions and phase-transfer reactions. It is a potential alternate for tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, glyme and methylal. DEM is an ethoxymethylating agent, a formaldehyde equivalent and a carbonylation substrate. Its condensation with 2-propylresorcinol to form resorcin[n]arenes (n=4–7) has been investigated. The IR and Raman spectra and conformations of DEM have been studied. NMR spectroscopy has been used to study the aggregation behavior of organolithium compounds in diethoxymethane. Unimolecular metastable decomposition of DEM upon electron impact has been studied. Solubility of non-polar gases in DEM has been evaluated.

Application

Formaldehyde diethyl acetal may be used as a solvent in the esterification of carboxylic acids and in the O-alkylation of a variety of phenols.


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Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

23.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-5 °C - closed cup

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Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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NMR spectroscopy of organolithium compounds, Part XVI: The aggregation behavior of butyllithium, phenyllithium, and lithium diisopropylamide in dimethoxy-and diethoxymethane.
Bergander K, et al.
Tetrahedron, 50(20), 5861-5868 (1994)
Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed cyclocondensation of 2-propylresorcinol with diethoxymethane. Formation and fragmentation of resorcin [n] arenes.
Morikawa O, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 45(29), 5731-5734 (2004)
Solubility of non polar gases in formaldehyde diethyl acetal between-10 and 30?C, and 1 Atm partial pressure of gas.
Lizano LP, et al.
Journal of Solution Chemistry, 19(7), 721-728 (1990)



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SKUGTIN
47675-100ML-F04061832372754
47675-500ML-F04061837015380