Product Description of Diethyl Carbonate CAS#105-58-8
Diethyl carbonate, or DEC, is an organic molecule carrying ethyl, ethoxy, carbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl functional groups. These functional moieties grant the substance high chemical reactivity, enabling its broad employment as a reactant for carbonylation, alkylation and carbethoxylation transformations.
DEC is a strongly hygroscopic, aprotic and eco-compatible solvent. It is frequently adopted for the processing and formulation of nitrocellulose, cellulose ethers and a variety of resin systems.
Melting point | -43 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point | 126-128 °C (lit.) |
density | 0.975 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
vapor density | 4.1 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 10 mm Hg ( 23.8 °C) |
refractive index | n20/D 1.384(lit.) |
Fp | 88 °F |
storage temp. | no restrictions. |
solubility | 18.8mg/l insoluble |
form | Liquid |
color | Clear |
Odor | Pleasant, etheral; mild and nonresidual. |
PH | 6.3 (1g/l, H2O) |
explosive limit | 1.4-11.0%(V) |
biological source | mouse |
Water Solubility | Negligible |
Sensitive | Moisture Sensitive |
Merck | 143780 |
BRN | 956591 |
Henry's Law Constant | 1.0×10-1 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Burkholder et al. (2019) |
Dielectric constant | 2.8（Ambient） |
Stability: | Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong acids, strong bases, reducing agents, oxidizing agents. Protect from moisture. |
InChI | 1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-7-5(6)8-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 |
InChIKey | OIFBSDVPJOWBCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
SMILES | O=C(OCC)OCC |
LogP | 1.21 at 25℃ |
Surface tension | 29.2 mN/m at 273.18K |
CAS DataBase Reference | 105-58-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Carbonic acid, diethyl ester(105-58-8) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Diethyl carbonate (105-58-8) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | T,Xi |
Risk Statements | 23/24/25-36/37/38-10 |
Safety Statements | 26-36-45-16-23 |
RIDADR | UN 2366 |
WGK Germany | 3 |
RTECS | YE1050000 |
F | 21 |
Autoignition Temperature | 445 °C |
TSCA | TSCA listed |
HS Code | 2920 90 10 |
HazardClass | 3 |
PackingGroup | III |
Storage Class | 3 - Flammable liquids |
Hazard Classifications | Flam. Liq. 3 |
Hazardous Substances Data | 105-58-8(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity | LD50 orally in Rabbit: > 4900 mg/kg |
LC50 (inhalation) > 21 mg/kg (mouse) | |
TDL0 500 mg/kg (mouse) | |
LD50 (s.c.) 8500 mg/kg (rat) |
Product Application of Diethyl Carbonate CAS#105-58-8
Diethyl carbonate is extensively utilized as a building block for organic and pharmaceutical synthesis. It also acts as an efficient solvent for resins, oils, nitrocellulose and cellulose ethers across different industrial fields.
