Propylene Carbonate

• Formula: C₄H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 102.0886
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c1-3-2-6-4(5)7-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RUOJZAUFBMNUDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-32-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl-, (4R)-
  • 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl-, (4S)-
• Other names: 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl-; Carbonic acid, cyclic propylene ester; Cyclic methylethylene carbonate; Cyclic propylene carbonate; Cyclic 1,2-propylene carbonate; Propylene glycol cyclic carbonate; 1-Methylethylene carbonate; 1,2-Propanediol carbonate; 1,2-Propanediol cyclic carbonate; 1,2-Propanediyl carbonate; 1,2-Propylene carbonate; 4-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one; 1,2-Propylene glycol carbonate; 4-Methyl-1,3-dioxol-2-one; Dipropylene carbonate; 4-Methyldioxalone-2; 4-Methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane; 1,2-PDC; Propylenester kyseliny uhlicite; Arconate propylene carbonate; PC-HP; Solvenon PC; Texacar PC; Arconate 5000; Carbonic acid cyclic methylethylene ester; Carbonic acid, propylene ester; NSC 11784
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  • Gas Chromatography
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O₃ + 2CH₄O = C₃H₈O₂ + C₃H₆O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

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Appearance energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Vasil'eva, Zhil'tosova, et al., 1972
Vasil'eva, T.F.; Zhil'tosova, E.N.; Vvedenski, A.A., Enthalpies of combustion of alkylene carbonates, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1972, 46, 316. [all data]

Choi and Joncich, 1971
Choi, J.K.; Joncich, M.J., Heats of combustion, heats of formation and vapor pressures of some organic carbonates. Estimation of carbonate group contribution to heat of formation, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1971, 16, 87-90. [all data]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
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Vasil'ev, Korkhov, et al., 1976
Vasil'ev, I.A.; Korkhov, A.D.; Minkin, D.M.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Nistratov, V.P., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions for propylene carbonate. Termodin. Org. Soedin., 1976, 21-26. [all data]

Vasil'ev and Korkhov, 1974
Vasil'ev, I.A.; Korkhov, A.D., Thermodynamic properties of alkylene carbonates at low temperatures, Tr. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., Gor'kii, 1974, 36, 103-105. [all data]

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Masood, A.K.M.; Pethrick, R.A.; Swinton, F.L., Physicochemical studies of super-cooled liquids. Cyclic carbonates and a-β-unsaturated aldehydes, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. I, 1976, 72, 20-28. [all data]

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Peppel, W.J., Preparation and properties of the alkylene carbonates, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1958, 50, 767-770. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
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Hong, Waksiak, et al., 1982
Hong, C.S.; Waksiak, R.; Finston, H.; Fried, V., Some Thermodynamic Properties of Systems Containing Propylene Carbonate and Ethylene Carbonate, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1982, 27, 146. [all data]

Jones and Aikens, 1982
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Fujimori and Oguni, 1994
Fujimori, H.; Oguni, M., Calorimetric study of D,L-propene carbonate: observation of the β- as well as α-glass transition in the supercooled liquid, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1994, 26, 367. [all data]

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Vasil'ev, Korkhov, et al., 1976, 2
Vasil'ev, I.A.; Korkhov, A.D.; Minkin, D.M.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Nistratov, V.P., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of propylene carbonate., Termodin. Org. Soedin., 1976, No. 5, 21. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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Hong, Wakslak, et al., 1982
Hong, C.S.; Wakslak, R.; Finston, H.; Fried, V., Some thermodynamic properties of systems containing propylene carbonate and ethylene carbonate, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1982, 27, 2, 146-148, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00028a012 . [all data]

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Yokoyama, Y.; Jinno, M.; Watanabe, I.; Ikeda, S., Identification of accidentally degenerate bands in UV photoelectron spectra of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1974, 5, 1095. [all data]

Zenkevich, 2005
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Zenkevich, I.G.; Malamakhov, A.C., Evaluation of Molecular Weights of Organic Compounds based on Retention Parameters at Chromato-Spectral Analysys. Additional Criterion of Molecular Ions' Identification, Vestn. St. Petersb. Univ. Ser. 4: Fiz. Khim, 1987, 2, 101-106. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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