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CN

676802

Ethylene carbonate

anhydrous, 99%

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
EC Number:
202-510-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24885334
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
106249
MDL number:
MFCD00005382
Assay:
99%
Grade:
anhydrous
Bp:
243-244 °C/740 mmHg (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.02 mmHg ( 36.4 °C)

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InChI

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

InChI key

KMTRUDSVKNLOMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

O=C1OCCO1

grade

anhydrous

vapor density

3.04 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.02 mmHg ( 36.4 °C)

assay

99%

form

solid

expl. lim.

3.6-16.1 % (lit.)

impurities

≤0.006% water

bp

243-244 °C/740 mmHg (lit.)

Quality Level

100

density

1.321 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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General description

Ethylene carbonate is a cyclic carbonate with high dielectric constant.

Application

Applications of ethylene carbonate (EC):
  • EC can be an effective liquefying reagent for cellulose liquefaction.
  • Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) can be synthesized via the transesterification of EC and methanol.
  • EC can be a non-hazardous alternative to phosgene and isocyanates for the synthesis of polyurethanes.

pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

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Warning

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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Rapid liquefaction of lignocellulosic waste by using ethylene carbonate.
Yamada T and Ono H
Bioresource Technology, 70(1), 61-67 (1999)
Transesterification of urea and ethylene glycol to ethylene carbonate as an important step for urea based dimethyl carbonate synthesis.
Bhanage B M, et al.
Green Chemistry, 5(4), 429-432 (2003)
Synthesis of oligocarbonate diols from ethylene carbonate and aliphatic diols catalyzed by alkali metal salts.
Pawlowski P and Rokicki G
Polymer, 45(10), 3125-3137 (2004)
Dielectric properties and relaxation in ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate.
Payne R and Theodorou IE.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 76(20), 2892-2900 (1972)
Mehran Ghasemlou et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 246, 116656-116656 (2020-08-05)
Manufacturing of multifunctional materials through blending is a promising route for improving performance of biopolymers including starch. Non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) are an emerging group of green materials. Understanding the mechanism of interaction between starch and NIPU not only highlights underlying
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