P52652
Propylene carbonate
ReagentPlus®, 99%
Synonym(s):
1,2-Propanediol cyclic carbonate, 4-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
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About This Item
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
102.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-572-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
107913
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Bp:
240 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C), 0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)
Quality Level
vapor pressure
0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C), 0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)
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
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.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2
Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
flash_point_f
269.6 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
132 °C - closed cup
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Enhanced methylene blue photodegradation with propylene carbonate as a solvent
Magalhaes P, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 458, 597-602 (2018)
Carbonates: ecofriendly solvents for palladium-catalyzed direct 2-arylation of oxazole derivatives.
Julien Roger et al.
ChemSusChem, 2(10), 951-956 (2009-10-07)
M V Kondrin et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 137(8), 084502-084502 (2012-09-04)
We present the high pressure dielectric spectroscopy (up to 4.2 GPa) and ultrasonic study (up to 1.7 GPa) of liquid and glassy propylene carbonate (PC). Both of the methods provide complementary pictures of the glass transition in PC under pressure.
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| P52652-3KG | 04061834377191 |
| P52652-21KG | 04061834377177 |
| P52652-500G | 04061834377207 |