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1,2-Butylene carbonate

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1,2-Butylene carbonate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 4-Ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
Other names 1,2-Butanediol carbonate
2-Oxo-4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane
Identifiers
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3D model (JSmol)
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-2-4-3-7-5(6)8-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3Key: ZZXUZKXVROWEIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-2-4-3-7-5(6)8-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3Key: ZZXUZKXVROWEIF-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES
  • CCC1COC(=O)O1
  • O=C1OCC(O1)CC
Properties
Chemical formula C5H8O3
Molar mass 116.116 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

1,2-Butylene carbonate is an organic compound with formula C
5H
8O
3, or (H5C2)(C2H3)(CO3). It is a double ester with the carbonate functional group bonded to both free ends of the 1,2-butylene group. It is also a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring, and can be seen as a derivative of dioxolane, specifically 4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.

1,2-Butylene carbonate is a polar aprotic solvent, which has been considered for electric battery applications (as a cheaper alternative to ionic liquids) and many other uses.

See also

References

  1. Jacek Kumełan, Dirk Tuma, Sergey P. Verevkin and Gerd Maurer (2008), Solubility of Hydrogen in the Cyclic Alkylene Ester 1,2-Butylene Carbonate. J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53 (12), pp 2844–2850. doi:10.1021/je800583r.
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