D91551
Diethyl carbonate
99%
Synonym(s):
DEC
Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.
Select a Size
Change View
About This Item
Linear Formula:
(C2H5O)2CO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
118.13
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-311-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
956591
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid
vapor density
4.1 (vs air)
Quality Segment
vapor pressure
10 mmHg ( 23.8 °C), 59 mmHg ( 37.8 °C)
assay
99%
form
liquid
greener alternative product characteristics
Less Hazardous Chemical Syntheses
Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
Design for Degradation
Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
sustainability
Greener Alternative Product
refractive index
n20/D 1.384 (lit.)
bp
126-128 °C (lit.)
mp
−43 °C (lit.)
density
0.975 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
greener alternative category
SMILES string
O=C(OCC)OCC
InChI
1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-7-5(6)8-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
InChI key
OIFBSDVPJOWBCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product is used as a greener reagent. Click here for more information.
Application
Diethyl carbonate (DEC) is generally used in the C-alkoxycarbonylation of enolate anions, aryl and alkyl cyanides. It reacts with 1,2-amino alcohols to yield corresponding 2-oxazolidinones. Additionally, DEC is also used as a component of electrolyte solution in lithium ion batteries.
Still not finding the right product?
Explore all of our products under Diethyl carbonate
signalword
Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Flam. Liq. 3
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
77.0 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
25 °C - closed cup
ppe
Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
Choose from one of the most recent versions:
Already Own This Product?
Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.