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CHEBI:36596 - dimethyl carbonate

ChEBI IDCHEBI:36596
ChEBI Namedimethyl carbonate
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DefinitionA carbonate ester that is carbonic acid in which both hydrogens are replaced by methyl groups. A flammable, colourless liquid (m.p. 2-4°C, b.p. 90°C) with a characterstic ester-like odour, it is used as a 'green' methylating agent and as a solvent.
Last Modified7 May 2013
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC3H6O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass90.078
Monoisotopic Mass90.03169
SMILESCOC(=O)OC
InChIInChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-5-3(4)6-2/h1-2H3
InChIKeyIEJIGPNLZYLLBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
Applications:
solvent  A liquid that can dissolve other substances (solutes) without any change in their chemical composition.
reagent  A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dimethyl carbonate (CHEBI:36596) has role reagent (CHEBI:33893)
dimethyl carbonate (CHEBI:36596) has role solvent (CHEBI:46787)
dimethyl carbonate (CHEBI:36596) is a carbonate ester (CHEBI:46722)
IUPAC Name 
dimethyl carbonate
Synonyms  Source
methyl carbonateChemIDplus
carbonic acid, dimethyl esterNIST Chemistry WebBook
DMCChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Dimethyl_carbonateWikipedia
HMDB0029580HMDB
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:164288Gmelin
Reaxys:635821Reaxys
CAS:616-38-6ChemIDplus
CAS:616-38-6NIST Chemistry WebBook
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