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Pentaerythritol

99%

Synonym(s):

2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol

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Linear Formula:
C(CH2OH)4
CAS Number:
115-77-5
Molecular Weight:
136.15
Beilstein:
1679274
EC Number:
204-104-9
MDL number:
MFCD00004692
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24854158
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

bp

276 °C/30 mmHg (lit.)

mp

253-258 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCC(CO)(CO)CO

InChI

1S/C5H12O4/c6-1-5(2-7,3-8)4-9/h6-9H,1-4H2

InChI key

WXZMFSXDPGVJKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pentaerythritol is acrystalline , odour less white solid. The presence of neopentane core and four terminalhydroxyl groups makes it a versatile substrate for the synthesispolyfunctionalized compounds.

Application

Pentaerythritol can be used as a starting material to prepare four armed polyurethane prepolymers, which are applicable in the synthesis of UV cured polyurethane dispersions.

It can be used as an additive in the preparation of flame retardant polymers.

It can also be used as a precursor to synthesize polyethylene glycol/4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate/pentaerythritol copolymer which is applicable as heat storage material.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chin-Wen Chen et al.
Polymers, 12(9) (2020-09-10)
Bio-based unsaturated poly(butylene adipate-co-butylene itaconate) (PBABI) aliphatic copolyesters were synthesized with pentaerythritol (PE) as a modifier, observing the melting point, crystallization, and glass transition temperatures were decreased from 59.5 to 19.5 °C and 28.2 to -9.1 °C as an increase
Zhiming Zhang et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 9(24), 8220-8223 (2011-10-13)
A trimer of cholic acid made by linking three cholic acid molecules with pentaerythritol via click chemistry serves as the center of an artificial metallohydrolase after the complexation of the triazole groups with a Zn(2+) ion. The invertible amphiphilic cavity
Michael C Hacker et al.
Biomacromolecules, 9(6), 1558-1570 (2008-05-17)
In this study, we synthesized and characterized a series of macromers based on poly( N-isopropylacrylamide) that undergo thermally induced physical gelation and, following chemical modification, can be chemically cross-linked. Macromers with number average molecular weights typically ranging from 2000-3500 Da
Mohamed Touaibia et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (4)(4), 380-382 (2007-01-16)
Several oligomannoside clusters having a hundred-fold increase in affinities toward E. coli were synthesized by Cu(I)-catalyzed [1,3]-dipolar cycloadditions using pentaerythritol scaffolds bearing either alkyne or azide functionalities.
Yanming Wang et al.
Biomacromolecules, 10(3), 617-622 (2009-02-14)
Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers represent one of the most efficient polymeric gene carriers. This study describes a new family of PAMAM dendrimers that can be synthesized using a Pentaerythritol derivative (PD) as a core that possesses 12 branches. This new approach
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