Chemistry:Diethyl sebacate

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Diethyl sebacate
Names
IUPAC name
Diethyl decanedioate
Other names
  • 1,10-diethyl decanedioate
  • Decanedioic acid diethyl ester
  • Diethyl 1,8-octanedicarboxylate
  • Diethyl 1,10-decanedioate
  • Ethyl sebacate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 203-764-5
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C14H26O4
Molar mass 258.358 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless oil
Density 0.963 g/cm3
Melting point 5 °C (41 °F; 278 K)
Boiling point 312 °C (594 °F; 585 K)
0.08 mg/mL (20 °C)
Solubility miscible in alcohol, ether, other organic solvents, most fixed oils
1.434-1.440
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS09: Environmental hazard
HH411Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors
PP273Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, PP391Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors, PP501Script error: No such module "Preview warning".Category:GHS errors
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Diethyl sebacate is the organic compound with the formula (CH
3
CH
2
O
2
C(CH
2
)
4
)
2
. It is the diethyl ester of sebacic acid. A colorless oil, it is a precursor to other oganic compounds, e.g. reduction to 1,10-decanediol.[2]

A variety of longer chain esters of sebacic are used as plasticizers, e.g. dibutyl sebacate.

References

  1. PubChem. "Diethyl Sebacate" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8049. 
  2. R. H. Manske (1934). "Decamethylene Glycol". Organic Syntheses 14: 20. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.014.0020.