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Ethyl methyl carbonate

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Synonym(s):

Carbonic acid ethyl methyl ester, EMC, Methyl ethyl carbonate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
104.10
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

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Assay

99%

form

liquid

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refractive index

n20/D 1.378

bp

101 °C

mp

-55 °C

density

1.006 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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SMILES string

CCOC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C4H8O3/c1-3-7-4(5)6-2/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

JBTWLSYIZRCDFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) is a low viscosity solvent, generally prepared by the esterification of chloroformate with ethanol. It can also be prepared by transesterification of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) with ethanol.
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Application

EMC is majorly utilized as a co-solvent in the nonaqueous electrolyte. It enhances the energy density and discharge capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

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Flame

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

75.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

23.9 °C


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Zeolitic imidazolate framework as efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of ethyl methyl carbonate
Zhou X, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 366, 43-47 (2013)
Lithium difluoro (oxalato) borate/ethylene carbonate+ propylene carbonate+ ethyl (methyl) carbonate electrolyte for LiMn2O4 cathode
Fu MH, et al.
Journal of Power Sources, 195(3), 862-866 (2010)
Metal-organic frameworks as an acid catalyst for the synthesis of ethyl methyl carbonate via transesterification
Zhou Y, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 308(1-2), 68-72 (2009)
Liu J, et al.
Electrochemical Communications, 13(3), 269-269 (2011)
McEwen A, et al.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 146(5), 1687-1687 (1999)

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