Butylene carbonate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    4437-85-8

    Molecular formula
    C5H8O3

    SMILES
    CCC1COC(=O)O1

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Coconut 46.54%
    Spicy 44.64%
    Coumarinic 43.24%
    Lactonic 42.83%
    Herbal 38.41%
    Caramellic 37.42%
    Creamy 36.47%
    Sweet 36.46%
    Mint 34.95%
    Nutty 33.77%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 84.35%
    Herbal 56.07%
    Coconut 50.27%
    Caramel 47.6%
    Tobacco 45.58%
    Tonka 45.01%
    Coumarin 41.11%
    Creamy 34.57%
    Fatty 32.6%
    Nutty 31.89%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    0.1

    pKa est.
    8.22 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    116.11 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    248°C

    Flash point

    • 76.55 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 4437-85-8
    • 1,2-Butylene carbonate
    • Butylene carbonate
    • 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-ethyl-
    • 1,2-Butanediol, cyclic carbonate
    • Carbonic acid, cyclic ethylethylene ester
    • I64G2S50OV
    • JEFFSOL BC
    • JEFFSOL BUTYLENE CARBONATE
    • RefChem:571834
    • 689-389-1
    • 4-Ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one
    • MFCD00143317
    • DTXSID9040342
    • BRN 0108553
    • UNII-I64G2S50OV
    • 2-Oxo-4-ethyl-1,3-dioxolane
    • SCHEMBL74916
    • 4-19-00-01571 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • SCHEMBL2302495
    • DTXCID7020342
    • SCHEMBL10425687
    • 4-ethyl-[1,3]dioxolan-2-one
    • 4-ethyl-1, 3-dioxolan-2-one
    • ZZXUZKXVROWEIF-UHFFFAOYSA-
    • (+/-)-BUTYLENE CARBONATE
    • Tox21_301471
    • SBB008625
    • AKOS015838570
    • BUTYLENE CARBONATE, (+/-)-
    • FB35399
    • NCGC00255578-01
    • AS-58813
    • CARBONIC ACID, ETHYLETHYLENE ESTER
    • SY052601
    • CAS-4437-85-8
    • DB-080758
    • B3321
    • CS-0187002
    • NS00077894
    • ST50828331
    • E77218
    • F342236
    • Q2683333
    • InChI=1/C5H8O3/c1-2-4-3-7-5(6)8-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
    • 4437-85-8

  • Applications

    Butylene carbonate (CAS 4437-85-8) is a polar aprotic solvent used in industrial formulations as a solvent for coatings, adhesives, and resins; it is employed as a co-solvent in lithium-ion battery electrolytes; it can serve as a precursor or monomer for polycarbonate materials via ring-opening polymerization; it is used in industrial cleaning formulations and as a solvent/diluent in plastic processing and coatings systems.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 316.22
    methanol 507.45
    isopropanol 268.52
    water 5.76
    ethyl acetate 113.01
    n-propanol 211.36
    acetone 270.05
    n-butanol 197.07
    acetonitrile 167.99
    DMF 680.27
    toluene 61.51
    isobutanol 160.74
    1,4-dioxane 256.67
    methyl acetate 170.77
    THF 335.99
    2-butanone 152.92
    n-pentanol 148.19
    sec-butanol 197.38
    n-hexane 6.37
    ethylene glycol 149.05
    NMP 367.96
    cyclohexane 6.85
    DMSO 653.97
    n-butyl acetate 90.26
    n-octanol 92.97
    chloroform 316.49
    n-propyl acetate 74.25
    acetic acid 380.5
    dichloromethane 310.26
    cyclohexanone 161.77
    propylene glycol 158.74
    isopropyl acetate 81.62
    DMAc 416.67
    2-ethoxyethanol 248.65
    isopentanol 173.6
    n-heptane 4.52
    ethyl formate 135.12
    1,2-dichloroethane 197.01
    n-hexanol 121.02
    2-methoxyethanol 488.91
    isobutyl acetate 49.55
    tetrachloromethane 27.51
    n-pentyl acetate 76.35
    transcutol 582.9
    n-heptanol 75.98
    ethylbenzene 41.69
    MIBK 94.54
    2-propoxyethanol 217.55
    tert-butanol 296.01
    MTBE 147.55
    2-butoxyethanol 154.37
    propionic acid 184.49
    o-xylene 52.43
    formic acid 251.1
    diethyl ether 97.52
    m-xylene 50.71
    p-xylene 55.69
    chlorobenzene 109.72
    dimethyl carbonate 79.34
    n-octane 3.83
    formamide 289.29
    cyclopentanone 220.32
    2-pentanone 119.15
    anisole 119.65
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 102.53
    gamma-butyrolactone 289.27
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 329.5
    pyridine 225.26
    3-pentanone 71.14
    furfural 356.22
    n-dodecane 6.36
    diethylene glycol 244.36
    diisopropyl ether 30.46
    tert-amyl alcohol 219.44
    acetylacetone 164.03
    n-hexadecane 7.05
    acetophenone 115.31
    methyl propionate 114.37
    isopentyl acetate 90.78
    trichloroethylene 345.05
    n-nonanol 79.22
    cyclohexanol 121.57
    benzyl alcohol 125.59
    2-ethylhexanol 66.0
    isooctanol 63.99
    dipropyl ether 40.37
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 105.49
    ethyl lactate 75.06
    propylene carbonate 165.28
    n-methylformamide 316.04
    2-pentanol 127.51
    n-pentane 6.67
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 143.44
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 107.36
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 180.14
    mesitylene 34.67
    ε-caprolactone 164.79
    p-cymene 31.4
    epichlorohydrin 332.81
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 126.7
    2-aminoethanol 212.71
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 368.54
    sulfolane 368.54
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 7.59
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 182.16
    n-hexyl acetate 129.33
    isooctane 6.27
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 241.52
    sec-butyl acetate 54.46
    tert-butyl acetate 102.24
    decalin 9.1
    glycerin 235.36
    diglyme 344.83
    acrylic acid 215.95
    isopropyl myristate 51.12
    n-butyric acid 192.73
    acetyl acetate 88.62
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 68.09
    ethyl propionate 68.59
    nitromethane 503.4
    1,2-diethoxyethane 120.23
    benzonitrile 147.24
    trioctyl phosphate 47.52
    1-bromopropane 98.31
    gamma-valerolactone 329.89
    n-decanol 60.09
    triethyl phosphate 44.15
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 80.91
    propionitrile 121.56
    vinylene carbonate 183.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 291.88
    DMS 103.85
    cumene 35.55
    2-octanol 62.01
    2-hexanone 83.01
    octyl acetate 70.98
    limonene 38.44
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 313.89
    ethyl orthosilicate 41.57
    tributyl phosphate 52.7
    diacetone alcohol 169.3
    N,N-dimethylaniline 92.27
    acrylonitrile 197.57
    aniline 116.7
    1,3-propanediol 263.21
    bromobenzene 108.68
    dibromomethane 186.86
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 279.66
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 60.52
    tetrabutyl urea 76.83
    diisobutyl methanol 42.9
    2-phenylethanol 110.67
    styrene 55.04
    dioctyl adipate 71.9
    dimethyl sulfate 159.77
    ethyl butyrate 59.25
    methyl lactate 121.78
    butyl lactate 83.57
    diethyl carbonate 51.52
    propanediol butyl ether 199.35
    triethyl orthoformate 49.81
    p-tert-butyltoluene 31.61
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 121.98
    morpholine 308.64
    tert-butylamine 144.96
    n-dodecanol 46.21
    dimethoxymethane 247.05
    ethylene carbonate 123.88
    cyrene 138.33
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 114.45
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 64.77
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 134.23
    4-methylpyridine 220.16
    dibutyl ether 57.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 42.9
    DEF 169.87
    dimethyl isosorbide 200.27
    tetrachloroethylene 160.32
    eugenol 153.83
    triacetin 119.04
    span 80 147.3
    1,4-butanediol 126.91
    1,1-dichloroethane 168.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 141.11
    methyl formate 236.06
    2-methyl-1-butanol 150.56
    n-decane 8.31
    butyronitrile 127.33
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 90.98
    1-chlorooctane 40.03
    1-chlorotetradecane 19.71
    n-nonane 7.09
    undecane 7.18
    tert-butylcyclohexane 9.48
    cyclooctane 3.15
    cyclopentanol 152.59
    tetrahydropyran 153.74
    tert-amyl methyl ether 105.14
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 282.66
    1-hexene 33.66
    2-isopropoxyethanol 156.63
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 132.33
    methyl butyrate 101.06

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