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trans-2,3-Butylene carbonate

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trans-2,3-Butylene carbonate
Skeletal formula of trans-2,3-butylene carbonate
Ball-and-stick model of the trans-2,3-butylene carbonate molecule
Names
IUPAC name trans-4,5-Dimethyl-dioxolan-2-one
Identifiers
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H8O3/c1-3-4(2)8-5(6)7-3/h3-4H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m0/s1Key: LWLOKSXSAUHTJO-IMJSIDKUSA-N
  • InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-3-4(2)8-5(6)7-3/h3-4H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m0/s1Key: LWLOKSXSAUHTJO-IMJSIDKUBM
SMILES
  • O=C1O(C)(O1)C
  • O=C1O(C)(C)O1
Properties
Chemical formula C5H8O3
Molar mass 116.116 g·mol
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Chemical compound

trans-2,3-Butylene carbonate is an organic compound with formula C
5H
8O
3, or (H3C)2(C2H2)(CO3). It is an ester with a carbonate functional group bonded to both free ends of the trans-2,3-butylene group. It is also a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring containing two oxygen atoms, and can be viewed as a derivative of dioxolane, namely trans-4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one.

The compound is an aprotic polar solvent and has been proposed as an ingredient of the electrolyte of lithium batteries.

See also

References

  1. Geun-Chang Chung, Hyeong-Jin Kim, Song-Hui Jun and Myung-Hwan Kim (1999), New cyclic carbonate solvent for lithium ion batteries: trans-2,3-butylene carbonate. Electrochemistry Communications, volume 1, issue 10, pages 493-496. doi:10.1016/S1388-2481(99)00101-0
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