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Diacetin

technical grade, 50%

Synonym(s):

Glycerol diacetate

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Linear Formula:
(CH3COOCH2)2CHOH
CAS Number:
25395-31-7
Molecular Weight:
176.17
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24854031
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
246-941-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1706903
Form:
liquid

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Product Name

Diacetin, technical grade, 50%

InChI key

TWSUHSVPDUPKDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/2C7H12O5/c1-5(8)11-3-7(10)4-12-6(2)9;1-5(9)11-4-7(3-8)12-6(2)10/h7,10H,3-4H2,1-2H3;7-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CC(=O)OCC(O)COC(C)=O.CC(=O)OCC(CO)OC(C)=O

grade

technical grade

vapor density

6.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

concentration

50%

refractive index

n20/D 1.440 (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: soluble(lit.)
benzene: soluble(lit.)
carbon disulfide: insoluble (practically)(lit.)
diethyl ether: soluble(lit.)
water: soluble(lit.)

density

1.17 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Diacetin has been used to design and evaluate gliclazide push-pull osmotic pump (PPOP) coated with aqueous colloidal polymer dispersions.

General description

Diacetin is widely used as plasticizer.

Other Notes

Contains 1,2-diacetin, 1,3-diacetin and triacetin

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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MKCZ2052
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Xin Tang et al.
Drug development and industrial pharmacy, 39(1), 67-76 (2012-02-22)
The objective of present work was to design and evaluate gliclazide push-pull osmotic pump (PPOP) coated with aqueous colloidal polymer dispersions-Eudragit(®) RL 30D and Eudragit(®) RS 30D. The influence of diacetin, diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl sebacate (DBS) and triethyl citrate
Miguel Castañeda-Zárate et al.
Current biology : CB, 31(1), 238-246 (2020-11-07)
During the evolutionary history of flowering plants, transitions between pollinator groups (pollinator shifts) have been frequent,1 and contributed to the spectacular radiation of angiosperms.2 Although the evolution of floral traits during pollinator shifts has been studied in real time under
Irmgard Schäffler et al.
Scientific reports, 5, 12779-12779 (2015-08-08)
The interaction between floral oil secreting plants and oil-collecting bees is one of the most specialized of all pollination mutualisms. Yet, the specific stimuli used by the bees to locate their host flowers have remained elusive. This study identifies diacetin

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