(2R)-2,5-dimethyloxolane-3,4-dione

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H8O3

    SMILES
    C[C@@H]1C(=O)C(=O)C(O1)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Caramellic 87.44%
    Burnt 64.47%
    Sweet 64.28%
    Roasted 46.54%
    Coffee 44.84%
    Buttery 44.54%
    Nutty 40.66%
    Rummy 23.82%
    Creamy 23.62%
    Milky 22.14%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 80.6%
    Caramel 76.3%
    Maple 51.01%
    Sugar 44.34%
    Candy 43.4%
    Bread 41.35%
    Buttery 35.11%
    Almond 33.31%
    Cotton 32.7%
    Creamy 31.84%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.1

    pKa est.
    6.19 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    128.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    183°C

    Flash point

    • 76.46 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    Applications of (2R)-2,5-dimethyloxolane-3,4-dione are mainly as an intermediate in industrial and research chemical synthesis; in pharmaceuticals, it serves as a building block for organic synthesis and chiral intermediates; in the agricultural sector, it is evaluated as an intermediate for the synthesis of biologically active compounds; in the field of polymers and plastics, it is studied as a building block for chiral monomers or functional polymers; in research and development, it is often used as a scaffold for asymmetric synthesis and as a platform for developing new synthetic routes.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 118.5
    methanol 233.29
    isopropanol 71.24
    water 46.24
    ethyl acetate 137.56
    n-propanol 90.13
    acetone 245.9
    n-butanol 72.31
    acetonitrile 275.55
    DMF 294.18
    toluene 47.76
    isobutanol 55.57
    1,4-dioxane 278.99
    methyl acetate 171.6
    THF 275.64
    2-butanone 139.85
    n-pentanol 61.43
    sec-butanol 62.98
    n-hexane 15.98
    ethylene glycol 80.51
    NMP 347.97
    cyclohexane 20.17
    DMSO 415.55
    n-butyl acetate 69.41
    n-octanol 33.1
    chloroform 452.1
    n-propyl acetate 82.0
    acetic acid 290.26
    dichloromethane 599.27
    cyclohexanone 195.06
    propylene glycol 37.03
    isopropyl acetate 76.29
    DMAc 232.62
    2-ethoxyethanol 210.42
    isopentanol 56.34
    n-heptane 9.8
    ethyl formate 144.93
    1,2-dichloroethane 314.58
    n-hexanol 42.91
    2-methoxyethanol 294.48
    isobutyl acetate 39.25
    tetrachloromethane 96.55
    n-pentyl acetate 57.58
    transcutol 319.27
    n-heptanol 26.8
    ethylbenzene 41.59
    MIBK 64.0
    2-propoxyethanol 115.15
    tert-butanol 81.48
    MTBE 75.72
    2-butoxyethanol 67.8
    propionic acid 133.96
    o-xylene 53.42
    formic acid 321.1
    diethyl ether 127.67
    m-xylene 39.24
    p-xylene 61.42
    chlorobenzene 118.81
    dimethyl carbonate 71.4
    n-octane 5.78
    formamide 490.79
    cyclopentanone 246.8
    2-pentanone 108.38
    anisole 104.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 115.14
    gamma-butyrolactone 404.5
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 139.45
    pyridine 214.12
    3-pentanone 101.46
    furfural 409.61
    n-dodecane 4.72
    diethylene glycol 142.63
    diisopropyl ether 37.14
    tert-amyl alcohol 72.53
    acetylacetone 162.15
    n-hexadecane 5.44
    acetophenone 116.79
    methyl propionate 122.46
    isopentyl acetate 57.8
    trichloroethylene 532.96
    n-nonanol 31.21
    cyclohexanol 70.35
    benzyl alcohol 90.07
    2-ethylhexanol 32.55
    isooctanol 23.69
    dipropyl ether 45.34
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 148.31
    ethyl lactate 48.87
    propylene carbonate 171.25
    n-methylformamide 282.77
    2-pentanol 49.32
    n-pentane 13.89
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 64.77
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 85.56
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 79.71
    mesitylene 30.19
    ε-caprolactone 186.32
    p-cymene 29.8
    epichlorohydrin 359.57
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 212.65
    2-aminoethanol 98.31
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 317.41
    sulfolane 416.26
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 9.84
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 184.95
    n-hexyl acetate 77.59
    isooctane 5.67
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 98.22
    sec-butyl acetate 50.32
    tert-butyl acetate 81.81
    decalin 14.21
    glycerin 90.07
    diglyme 224.32
    acrylic acid 154.63
    isopropyl myristate 32.67
    n-butyric acid 119.5
    acetyl acetate 118.85
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 35.12
    ethyl propionate 80.44
    nitromethane 595.92
    1,2-diethoxyethane 105.9
    benzonitrile 132.42
    trioctyl phosphate 23.47
    1-bromopropane 114.24
    gamma-valerolactone 335.09
    n-decanol 22.5
    triethyl phosphate 47.72
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 29.24
    propionitrile 127.84
    vinylene carbonate 181.7
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 233.9
    DMS 107.03
    cumene 33.19
    2-octanol 22.57
    2-hexanone 77.21
    octyl acetate 39.93
    limonene 37.19
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 270.14
    ethyl orthosilicate 43.59
    tributyl phosphate 33.01
    diacetone alcohol 85.78
    N,N-dimethylaniline 75.84
    acrylonitrile 208.53
    aniline 79.78
    1,3-propanediol 130.98
    bromobenzene 115.85
    dibromomethane 333.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 324.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 57.03
    tetrabutyl urea 46.39
    diisobutyl methanol 23.8
    2-phenylethanol 62.49
    styrene 53.85
    dioctyl adipate 51.92
    dimethyl sulfate 150.63
    ethyl butyrate 64.2
    methyl lactate 67.19
    butyl lactate 43.47
    diethyl carbonate 55.11
    propanediol butyl ether 59.39
    triethyl orthoformate 53.28
    p-tert-butyltoluene 27.15
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 84.89
    morpholine 244.48
    tert-butylamine 54.13
    n-dodecanol 17.43
    dimethoxymethane 196.82
    ethylene carbonate 137.65
    cyrene 98.45
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 95.41
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 49.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 162.08
    4-methylpyridine 168.27
    dibutyl ether 46.97
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 23.8
    DEF 145.39
    dimethyl isosorbide 157.26
    tetrachloroethylene 295.27
    eugenol 82.25
    triacetin 103.59
    span 80 55.91
    1,4-butanediol 64.59
    1,1-dichloroethane 209.68
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 51.3
    methyl formate 249.57
    2-methyl-1-butanol 55.69
    n-decane 7.89
    butyronitrile 106.93
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 31.1
    1-chlorooctane 28.64
    1-chlorotetradecane 12.43
    n-nonane 7.6
    undecane 5.9
    tert-butylcyclohexane 11.18
    cyclooctane 9.37
    cyclopentanol 94.48
    tetrahydropyran 142.15
    tert-amyl methyl ether 71.74
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 148.76
    1-hexene 37.83
    2-isopropoxyethanol 114.13
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 202.03
    methyl butyrate 103.92

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