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Diethyl succinate

ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

1,4-Diethyl butanedioate, Diethyl butanedioate, Ethyl succinate

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Linear Formula:
C2H5OCOCH2CH2COOC2H5
CAS Number:
123-25-1
Molecular Weight:
174.19
Beilstein:
907645
EC Number:
204-612-0
MDL number:
MFCD00009208
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
eCl@ss:
39022839
PubChem Substance ID:
24847094
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

6 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.42 (lit.)

bp

218 °C (lit.)

mp

−20 °C (lit.)

density

1.047 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)CCC(=O)OCC

InChI

1S/C8H14O4/c1-3-11-7(9)5-6-8(10)12-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

DKMROQRQHGEIOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diethyl succinate(DES) is a diethyl ester with succinate molecules. It has two ester groups and is majorly used in fragrances. It produced by the esterification of succinic acid with ethanol.

Application

DES and 1-octanol can be blended with B5 palm oil biodiesel to improve the oxygen content and achieve a greener emission of combustion gases. It may also be used as a novel and highly efficient solvent to capture carbon dioxide(CO2) which can be potentially used as a technique to reduce carbon emission.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

208.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

98 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Diethyl succinate synthesis by reactive distillation
Orjuela A, et al.
Separation and Purification Technology, 88, 151-162 (2012)
Performance and emission characteristics of green diesel blends containing diethyl-succinate and 1-octanol.
Phoon LY, et al.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 161, 1192-1202 (2017)
Performance evaluation of CO2 capture with diethyl succinate.
Li H, et al.
Applied Energy, 200, 119-131 (2017)
M B Ashour et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 89(3), 361-369 (1987-07-01)
Treatment with 0.5% (w/w) dietary clofibrate, a peroxisome proliferator, for 14 days induced microsomal carboxylesterase activities for five substrates including malathion, clofibrate, diethylsuccinate, diethylphthalate, and p-nitrophenylacetate in liver and kidney of male Swiss-Webster mice and Sprague-Dawley rats. The induction was
Niki M Zacharias et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(2), 934-943 (2011-12-08)
The Krebs tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) is central to metabolic energy production and is known to be altered in many disease states. Real-time molecular imaging of the TCA cycle in vivo will be important in understanding the metabolic basis of
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