4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
931-40-8

[ Name ]:
4-(Hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

[Synonym ]:
EINECS 213-235-0
MFCD00085561
4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-one

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.375 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
353.9ºC at 760 mmHg ，137-140ºC0.5 mm Hg(lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₆O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
118.08800

[ Flash Point ]:
165.9ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
118.02700

[ PSA ]:
55.76000

[ Index of Refraction ]:
n20/D 1.469(lit.)

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;half-mask respirator (US);multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S23

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ HS Code ]:
2932999099

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2932999099

[ Summary ]:
2932999099. other heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:20.0%

Articles

From glycerol to value-added products.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 46(24) , 4434-40, (2007)

Today, industrial plants that produce glycerol are closing down and others are opening that use glycerol as a raw material, owing to the large surplus of glycerol formed as a by-product during the pro...

Cyclic carbonates obtained by reactions of alkali metal carbonates with epihalohydrins. Rokicki G and Kuran W.

Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 57(6) , 1662-66, (1984)

Converting wastes into added value products: from glycerol to glycerol carbonate, glycidol and epichlorohydrin using environmentally friendly synthetic routes. Dibenedetto A, et al.

Tetrahedron 67(6) , 1308-1313, (2011)