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414220

Propylene carbonate

suitable for HPLC, 99.7%

Synonym(s):

1,2-Propanediol cyclic carbonate, 4-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6O3
CAS Number:
108-32-7
Molecular Weight:
102.09
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329756102
EC Number:
203-572-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
107913
MDL number:
MFCD00005385
Grade:
HPLC grade
Assay:
99.7%
Technique(s):
HPLC: suitable
Application(s):
food and beverages
Bp:
240 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

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Product Name

Propylene carbonate, suitable for HPLC, 99.7%

InChI

1S/C4H6O3/c1-3-2-6-4(5)7-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

RUOJZAUFBMNUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CC1COC(=O)O1

grade

HPLC grade

vapor pressure

0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

assay

99.7%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

14.3 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

<0.020% water

evapn. residue

<0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.421 (lit.)

pH

7 (20 °C, 200 g/L)

bp

240 °C (lit.)

mp

−55 °C (lit.)

density

1.204 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 235 nm Amax: 1.00
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.50
λ: 300 nm Amax: 0.30
λ: 350 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 375-400 nm Amax: 0.01

application(s)

food and beverages

Quality Level

100

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Application

Designed for use with HPLC instrumentation and organic synthesis applications.

General description

Propylene carbonate is a cyclic carbonate commonly used as an organic solvent. Many methods have been reported for its synthesis from propylene oxide and carbon dioxide under different reaction conditions. The dielectric property, relaxation times and viscosity has been studied. It is a potential electrochemical solvent in preparing aprotic battery electrolytes.
This solvent is glass distilled, submicron filtered and subjected to rigorous specification testing to provide lot-to-lot consistency.

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pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

269.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

132 °C - closed cup

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Analysis and distillation of propylene carbonate.
Jasinski RJ and Kirkland S.
Analytical Chemistry, 39(13), 1663-1665 (1967)
New procedure for recycling homogeneous catalyst: propylene carbonate synthesis under supercritical CO2 conditions.
He LN, et al.
Green Chemistry, 5(1), 92-94 (2003)
Kuhnel I, et al.
Holzforschung, 69(5), 531-538 (2015)
A rapid and effective synthesis of propylene carbonate using a supercritical CO2-ionic liquid system.
Kawanami H, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 7, 896-897 (2003)
Synthesis of finely divided molybdenum sulfide nanoparticles in propylene carbonate solution.
Afanasiev P.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 213, 158-164 (2014)
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