Propanedioic acid, dimethyl-, monomethyl ester
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Identifiers
Molecular formula
C6H9O4-SMILES
CC(C)(C(=O)[O-])C(=O)OC
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Odor profile
Fragrance Fruity 77.17% Sour 34.64% Caramellic 30.35% Ethereal 29.07% Pungent 28.44% Winey 27.94% Sharp 27.58% Grape 27.4% Buttery 26.14% Cheesy 26.1% Flavor Fruity 51.61% Berry 23.6% Grape skin 21.61% Sweet 21.24% Dried berry 21.09% Light 20.93% Tropical 20.64% Toffee 20.61% Molasses 20.14% Roquefort cheese 19.99% Odor impact est.
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Properties
XLogP3-AA
1.7pKa est.
3.98 (weak acid)Molecular weight
145.13 g/molFlash point
- 58.88 ˚C est.
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Synonyms
- Propanedioic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, 1-methyl ester
- Propanedioic acid, dimethyl-, monomethyl ester
- methyl dimethylmalonate
- ZFYWXMJNWOVLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
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Applications
Propanedioic acid, dimethyl-, monomethyl ester is a versatile building block in organic synthesis, notably as a reactive methylene donor in the malonate ester family, enabling introduction of alkyl groups and subsequent hydrolysis to access substituted acetic acids and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. In industrial manufacturing it serves as an important intermediate for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, providing routes to a range of active ingredients and heterocyclic scaffolds. It is also used in polymer and materials chemistry as a precursor for specialty polymers or as a functionalized monomer, and in research and development settings as a reagent for Knoevenagel condensations and related carbon–carbon bond-forming reactions.
gpt-5-nano
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Solubility @25˚C
Solvent Solubility (g/L) ethanol 635.91 methanol 840.55 isopropanol 574.5 water 30.29 ethyl acetate 410.68 n-propanol 423.1 acetone 699.9 n-butanol 401.4 acetonitrile 633.58 DMF 1244.39 toluene 208.42 isobutanol 328.14 1,4-dioxane 794.96 methyl acetate 445.76 THF 872.79 2-butanone 459.91 n-pentanol 289.0 sec-butanol 428.62 n-hexane 55.16 ethylene glycol 236.31 NMP 743.04 cyclohexane 60.95 DMSO 934.09 n-butyl acetate 145.63 n-octanol 114.78 chloroform 716.31 n-propyl acetate 205.41 acetic acid 556.16 dichloromethane 740.5 cyclohexanone 401.98 propylene glycol 182.76 isopropyl acetate 252.35 DMAc 835.62 2-ethoxyethanol 613.0 isopentanol 372.01 n-heptane 25.26 ethyl formate 335.64 1,2-dichloroethane 534.58 n-hexanol 206.08 2-methoxyethanol 1017.14 isobutyl acetate 102.42 tetrachloromethane 201.85 n-pentyl acetate 105.98 transcutol 534.98 n-heptanol 106.91 ethylbenzene 137.02 MIBK 271.48 2-propoxyethanol 398.84 tert-butanol 957.41 MTBE 566.32 2-butoxyethanol 191.17 propionic acid 295.39 o-xylene 183.69 formic acid 594.83 diethyl ether 530.72 m-xylene 173.4 p-xylene 172.62 chlorobenzene 205.76 dimethyl carbonate 247.44 n-octane 12.64 formamide 895.31 cyclopentanone 494.21 2-pentanone 398.61 anisole 302.13 cyclopentyl methyl ether 423.4 gamma-butyrolactone 597.36 1-methoxy-2-propanol 694.24 pyridine 388.98 3-pentanone 312.06 furfural 538.58 n-dodecane 9.95 diethylene glycol 379.57 diisopropyl ether 169.4 tert-amyl alcohol 641.55 acetylacetone 437.94 n-hexadecane 11.21 acetophenone 271.08 methyl propionate 373.65 isopentyl acetate 135.25 trichloroethylene 848.36 n-nonanol 100.59 cyclohexanol 310.3 benzyl alcohol 254.06 2-ethylhexanol 108.16 isooctanol 89.67 dipropyl ether 135.44 1,2-dichlorobenzene 217.03 ethyl lactate 125.72 propylene carbonate 304.84 n-methylformamide 737.22 2-pentanol 318.39 n-pentane 62.39 1-propoxy-2-propanol 214.36 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 184.04 2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 175.81 mesitylene 122.23 ε-caprolactone 343.52 p-cymene 68.38 epichlorohydrin 744.38 1,1,1-trichloroethane 541.16 2-aminoethanol 344.48 morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 792.61 sulfolane 609.59 2,2,4-trimethylpentane 45.01 2-methyltetrahydrofuran 626.89 n-hexyl acetate 165.12 isooctane 30.61 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 220.75 sec-butyl acetate 143.28 tert-butyl acetate 318.76 decalin 40.33 glycerin 277.46 diglyme 459.35 acrylic acid 299.22 isopropyl myristate 69.03 n-butyric acid 345.46 acetyl acetate 238.32 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 67.69 ethyl propionate 215.91 nitromethane 1040.91 1,2-diethoxyethane 208.13 benzonitrile 238.68 trioctyl phosphate 54.39 1-bromopropane 292.02 gamma-valerolactone 649.05 n-decanol 71.88 triethyl phosphate 81.95 4-methyl-2-pentanol 196.98 propionitrile 374.93 vinylene carbonate 295.92 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 505.29 DMS 151.11 cumene 103.47 2-octanol 82.27 2-hexanone 231.06 octyl acetate 86.22 limonene 96.37 1,2-dimethoxyethane 809.28 ethyl orthosilicate 80.38 tributyl phosphate 60.7 diacetone alcohol 408.67 N,N-dimethylaniline 256.1 acrylonitrile 447.83 aniline 253.04 1,3-propanediol 493.0 bromobenzene 205.48 dibromomethane 489.12 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 698.15 2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 117.38 tetrabutyl urea 87.38 diisobutyl methanol 85.03 2-phenylethanol 176.26 styrene 152.95 dioctyl adipate 89.19 dimethyl sulfate 365.12 ethyl butyrate 135.21 methyl lactate 192.98 butyl lactate 88.3 diethyl carbonate 100.21 propanediol butyl ether 171.99 triethyl orthoformate 95.6 p-tert-butyltoluene 74.57 methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 182.95 morpholine 875.71 tert-butylamine 555.96 n-dodecanol 53.68 dimethoxymethane 872.63 ethylene carbonate 236.62 cyrene 243.56 2-ethoxyethyl acetate 155.32 2-ethylhexyl acetate 99.84 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 246.92 4-methylpyridine 427.09 dibutyl ether 96.06 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 85.03 DEF 545.38 dimethyl isosorbide 281.32 tetrachloroethylene 516.85 eugenol 166.66 triacetin 144.52 span 80 125.65 1,4-butanediol 222.68 1,1-dichloroethane 526.21 2-methyl-1-pentanol 265.8 methyl formate 571.93 2-methyl-1-butanol 327.87 n-decane 17.66 butyronitrile 366.9 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 114.33 1-chlorooctane 71.05 1-chlorotetradecane 28.23 n-nonane 17.2 undecane 12.65 tert-butylcyclohexane 41.97 cyclooctane 25.7 cyclopentanol 348.27 tetrahydropyran 534.77 tert-amyl methyl ether 460.93 2,5,8-trioxanonane 292.09 1-hexene 147.72 2-isopropoxyethanol 367.81 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 322.64 methyl butyrate 273.96 Scent© AI
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Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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No restriction |
Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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No restriction |
Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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No restriction |
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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No restriction |
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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No restriction |
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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No restriction |
Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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No restriction |
Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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No restriction |
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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No restriction |
Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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No restriction |