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P52652

Propylene carbonate

ReagentPlus®, 99%

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
Beilstein:
107913
EC Number:
203-572-1
MDL number:
MFCD00005385
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
329820222
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
99%
Bp:
240 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

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vapor pressure

0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

Quality Level

200

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

14.3 %

dilution

(for general lab use)

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.)

SMILES string

CC1COC(=O)O1

InChI

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

InChI key

RUOJZAUFBMNUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Propylene carbonate can be used as a solvent in various reactions such as Biginelli reaction and Radziszewski reaction.

Application

Propylene carbonate can be used as a green solvent for the:
  • Extraction of polyhydroxy alkanoates from biomass.
  • Photodegradation of methylene blue.
  • Synthesis of glyceryl caffeate esters via lipase-catalyzed esterification.

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Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

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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SDBB6658
MKCZ8203
MKCZ7032
SDBB4673
MKCZ2385

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Biginelli reaction using propylene carbonate as green solvent: An elegant methodology for the synthesis of dihydropyrimidinones and dihydropyrimidinthiones
Sikora A, et al.
Current Organic Synthesis, 14, 715-720 (2017)
Propylene carbonate as a solvent in the eco-friendly synthesis of highly substituted imidazoles through the Radziszewski reaction
A Hernandez M, et al.
Current Organic Synthesis, 13, 432-439 (2016)
Lipase-catalysed synthesis of mono-and di-acyl esters of glyceryl caffeate in propylene carbonate and their antioxidant properties in tuna oil
Cumming H, et al.
Journal of Biotechnology, 325, 217-225 (2021)
Enhanced methylene blue photodegradation with propylene carbonate as a solvent
Magalhaes P, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 458, 597-602 (2018)
Solubility and degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers in propylene carbonate
McChalicher C, et al.
AIChE Journal, 56, 1616-1625 (2010)
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