Carbonic acid, dimethyl ester

• Formula: C₃H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 90.0779
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-5-3(4)6-2/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IEJIGPNLZYLLBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 616-38-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Dimethyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate ((MeO)2CO); CH3OCOOCH3; UN 1161; Dimethyl ester of carbonic acid
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Phase change data

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TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy 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: C₅H₁₂O₄ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₃ + 2CH₄O

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O₃ + 2CH₄O = C₃H₈O₂ + C₃H₆O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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