Carbonic acid, dimethyl ester
- Formula: C3H6O3
- Molecular weight: 90.0779
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-5-3(4)6-2/h1-2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IEJIGPNLZYLLBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 616-38-6
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Dimethyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate ((MeO)2CO); CH3OCOOCH3; UN 1161; Dimethyl ester of carbonic acid
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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
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 31.47 ± 0.046 | kJ/mol | Cm | Wiberg, 1980 | liquid phase; solvent: Water; Hydroysis |
| ΔrH° | -31.466 ± 0.044 | kJ/mol | Cm | Wiberg and Squires, 1979 | liquid phase; solvent: Water; Hydrolysis |
| ΔrH° | -31.1 ± 1.7 | kJ/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | liquid phase |
+ 2
=
+
By formula: C4H6O3 + 2CH4O = C3H8O2 + C3H6O3
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -6.93 | kJ/mol | Kin | Zhang and Luo, 1991 | liquid phase |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Wiberg, 1980
Wiberg, K.B.,
Energies of organic compounds,
Rept. DOE-E(11-1)4060 Prepared for US Dept. of Energy by Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Avail. NTIS, 1980, 1-24. [all data]
Wiberg and Squires, 1979
Wiberg, K.B.; Squires, R.R.,
A microprocessor-controlled system for precise measurement of temperature changes. Determination of the enthalpies of hydrolysis of some polyoxygenated hydrocarbons,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1979, 11, 773-786. [all data]
Hine and Klueppet, 1974
Hine, J.; Klueppet, A.W.,
Structural effects on rates and equilibria. XVIII. Thermodynamic stability of ortho esters,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 2924-2929. [all data]
Zhang and Luo, 1991
Zhang, S.; Luo, Y.,
Kinetics and technological conditions for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate,
Chem. React. Eng. Tech., 1991, 7, 10-19. [all data]
Notes
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ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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