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CHEBI:156286 - dimethyl terephthalate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:156286
ChEBI Namedimethyl terephthalate
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DefinitionA diester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy groups of terephthalic acid with methanol. It is a primary ingredient widely used in the manufacture of polyesters and industrial plastics.
Last Modified10 August 2020
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FormulaC10H10O4
Net Charge0
Average Mass194.186
Monoisotopic Mass194.05791
SMILESCOC(=O)c1ccc(C(=O)OC)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C10H10O4/c1-13-9(11)7-3-5-8(6-4-7)10(12)14-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
InChIKeyWOZVHXUHUFLZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Application:
endocrine disruptor  Any compound that can disrupt the functions of the endocrine (hormone) system
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dimethyl terephthalate (CHEBI:156286) has functional parent terephthalic acid (CHEBI:15702)
dimethyl terephthalate (CHEBI:156286) is a diester (CHEBI:51307)
dimethyl terephthalate (CHEBI:156286) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
dimethyl terephthalate (CHEBI:156286) is a phthalate ester (CHEBI:35484)
IUPAC Name 
dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
Synonyms  Source
dimethyl 4-phthalateChemIDplus
di-Me terephthalateChemIDplus
dimethyl 1,4-benzenedicarboxylateChemIDplus
dimethyl p-benzenedicarboxylateChemIDplus
dimethyl p-phthalateChemIDplus
methyl 4-carbomethoxybenzoateChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
Dimethyl_terephthalateWikipedia
CPD-19189MetaCyc
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1107185Reaxys
CAS:120-61-6ChemIDplus
CAS:120-61-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
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