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E26258

Ethylene carbonate

Name: Ethylene carbonate
Brand: ALDRICH

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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Properties

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

Description

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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pictograms

GHS08,GHS07

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Warning

hcodes

H302,H319,H373

pcodes

P260 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P314

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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Articles

Complex Hydrides: New Solid-state Conductors

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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)

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)

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
E26258-100G	04061833602782
E26258-3KG	04061832489926
E26258-500G	04061833602799