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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  • IR Spectrum
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • Gas Chromatography
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

IR Spectrum

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• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1333, 10% CS2 FOR 1333-430 CM^-1); Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Biltz, Fischer, et al., 1930
Biltz, W.; Fischer, W.; Wunnenberg, E., Molecular and Atomic Volumes. The Volume Requirements of Crystalline Organic Compounds and Low Temperatures, Z. Phys. Chem., Abt. A, 1930, 151, 13-55. [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1997
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A., Vapor Pressure, Heat Capacity, and Density along the Saturated Line, Measurements for Dimethyl Isophthalate, Dimethyl Carbonate, 1,3,5-Trimethyl benzene, Pentafluorophenol, 4-tert-Butylcatechol, .alp, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1997, 42, 1008-20. [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1997, 2
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Smith, N.K., Thermocynamic Properties and Ideal-Gas Enthalpies of Formation for Carbonate, Piperazine, Hexachloroprop-1-ene, Tetrakis(dimethylamino) ethylene, N,N'-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, and 1,2,4-Tr, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1997, 42, 1037-52. [all data]

Kozlova, Emel'yanenko, et al., 2008
Kozlova, Svetlana A.; Emel'yanenko, Vladimir N.; Georgieva, Miglena; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Chernyak, Yury; Schäffner, Benjamin; Börner, Armin, Vapour pressure and enthalpy of vaporization of aliphatic dialkyl carbonates, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2008, 40, 7, 1136-1140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2008.02.012 . [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1997, 3
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Smith, N.K., Thermodynamic Properties and Ideal-Gas Enthalpies of Formation for Dicyclohexyl Sulfide, Diethylenetriamine, Di- n -octyl Sulfide, Dimethyl Carbonate, Piperazine, Hexachloroprop-1-ene, Tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene, N , N '-Bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, and 1,2,4-Triazolo[1,5- a ]pyrimidine, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1997, 42, 6, 1037-1052, https://doi.org/10.1021/je9700986 . [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1997, 4
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A., Vapor Pressure, Heat Capacity, and Density along the Saturation Line, Measurements for Dimethyl Isophthalate, Dimethyl Carbonate, 1,3,5-Triethylbenzene, Pentafluorophenol, 4- tert -Butylcatechol, α-Methylstyrene, and N , N '-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1997, 42, 6, 1008-1020, https://doi.org/10.1021/je970102d . [all data]

Rodriguez, Canosa, et al., 2002
Rodriguez, A.; Canosa, J.; Dominguez, A.; Tojo, J., Isobaric vapour--liquid equilibria of dimethyl carbonate with alkanes and cyclohexane at 101.3 kPa, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2002, 198, 1, 95-109, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(01)00761-0 . [all data]

Ding, 2004
Ding, Michael S., Liquid-Solid Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Modeling for Binary Organic Carbonates, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2004, 49, 2, 276-282, https://doi.org/10.1021/je034134e . [all data]

Rotsatschakul, Visesanguan, et al., 2009
Rotsatschakul, P.; Visesanguan, W.; Smitinont, T.; Chaiseri, S., Changes in volatile compounds during fermentation of nham (Thai fermented sausage), Int. Food Res. J., 2009, 16, 391-414. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

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

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