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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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 + 2 =  + 

By formula: C₄H₆O₃ + 2CH₄O = C₃H₈O₂ + C₃H₆O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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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]

Yokoyama, Jinno, et al., 1974
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
Zenkevich, I.G., Experimentally measured retention indices., 2005. [all data]

Zenkevich and Malamakhov, 1987
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
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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