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Propylene carbonate

Propylene carbonate

anhydrous, 99.7%

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:
57648504
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
anhydrous
Assay:
99.7%
bp:
240 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

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grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

0.13 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.98 mmHg ( 50 °C)

Assay

99.7%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

851 °F

expl. lim.

14.3 %

impurities

<0.002% water
<0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

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 synthesized from propylene oxide and CO2.[1][2] Optically active form of propylene carbonate can be prepared from the reaction between CO2 and racemic epoxides.[3] Decomposition of propylene carbonate on the graphite electrode in lithium batteries results in the formation of a lithium intercalated compound.[4]
Propylene carbonate is a cyclic carbonate that is commonly used as a solvent and as a reactive intermediate in organic synthesis.[5] It is being considered as a potential electrochemical solvent due to its low vapor pressure, high dielectric constant and high chemical stability.[6]

Application

Propylene carbonate may be used as a solvent for the asymmetric hydrogenation of nonfunctionalized olefins.[7]

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GHS07

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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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Hajime Kawanami et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (7)(7), 896-897 (2003-05-13)
The synthesis of propylene carbonate from propylene oxide and carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions in the presence of 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate was achieved in nearly 100% yield and 100% selectivity within 5 minutes, whose TOF value is 77 times larger than
Catalytic performance of metal oxides for the synthesis of propylene carbonate from urea and 1, 2-propanediol.
Li Q, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 270(1), 44-49 (2007)
Vincenza Modafferi et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 10(8) (2020-08-19)
The effect of the type of dopant (titanium and manganese) and of the reduced graphene oxide content (rGO, 30 or 50 wt %) of the α-Fe2O3@rGO nanocomposites on their microstructural properties and electrochemical performance was investigated. Nanostructured composites were synthesized
Xiao-Bing Lu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(12), 3732-3733 (2004-03-25)
This communication describes a convenient route to optically active propylene carbonate by a catalytic kinetic resolution process resulting from the coupling reaction of CO2 and racemic epoxides using simple chiral SalenCo(III)/quaternary ammonium halide catalyst systems.
The cathodic decomposition of propylene carbonate in lithium batteries.
Arakawa M and Yamaki JI.
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 219(1-2), 273-280 (1987)
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