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Tetramethyl orthocarbonate

98%

Synonym(s):

Orthocarbonic acid tetramethyl ester, Tetramethoxymethane

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Linear Formula:
C(OCH3)4
CAS Number:
1850-14-2
Molecular Weight:
136.15
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1737682
EC Number:
217-438-5
MDL number:
MFCD00008473
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848061
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.385 (lit.)

bp

114 °C (lit.)

mp

−5 °C (lit.)

density

1.023 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(OC)(OC)OC

InChI

1S/C5H12O4/c1-6-5(7-2,8-3)9-4/h1-4H3

InChI key

AHJWSRRHTXRLAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetramethyl orthocarbonate undergoes stereoselectively controlled acid hydrolysis.

pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

71.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

22 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Experimental evidence for the stereoelectronically controlled hydrolysis of orthocarbonates.
Li S and Deslongchamps P.
Tetrahedron Letters, 35(31), 5641-5644 (1994)

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