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Ethylene carbonate

98%

Synonym(s):

1,3-Dioxolan-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H4O3
CAS Number:
96-49-1
Molecular Weight:
88.06
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24894476
EC Number:
202-510-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
106249
MDL number:
MFCD00005382
Assay:
98%
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vapor density

3.04 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

0.02 mmHg ( 36.4 °C)

assay

98%

bp

243-244 °C/740 mmHg (lit.)

mp

35-38 °C (lit.)

density

1.321 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1OCCO1

InChI

1S/C3H4O3/c4-3-5-1-2-6-3/h1-2H2

InChI key

KMTRUDSVKNLOMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Ethylene carbonate has been used:
  • In the synthesis of aliphatic polyurethanes using diamines and diols.
  • As a precursor for ring-opening polymerization using KOH as initiator.
  • As a reactant in the preparation of dimethyl carbonate, glycerol carbonate by transesterification reaction.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Kidney

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

289.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

143 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Kinetics of the production of glycerol carbonate by transesterification of glycerol with dimethyl and ethylene carbonate using potassium methoxide, a highly active catalyst.
Esteban J, et al.
Fuel Processing Technology, 138(5), 243-251 (2015)
Ring-opening polymerization of ethylene carbonate and depolymerization of poly (ethylene oxide-co-ethylene carbonate).
Lee J-C and Litt MH
Macromolecules, 33(5), 1618-1627 (2000)
Synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from transesterification of ethylene carbonate with methanol using immobilized ionic liquid on commercial silica.
Kim K-H, et al.
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27(5), 1441-1445 (2010)
Sang-Jae Park et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(7), 2565-2571 (2015-02-04)
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SKUGTIN
E26258-3KG04061832489926
E26258-500G04061833602799
E26258-100G04061833602782

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