Propanedioic acid, dimethyl-, monomethyl ester

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C6H9O4-

    SMILES
    CC(C)(C(=O)[O-])C(=O)OC

  • 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.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.7

    pKa est.
    3.98 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    145.13 g/mol

    Flash point

    • 58.88 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Propanedioic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, 1-methyl ester
    • Propanedioic acid, dimethyl-, monomethyl ester
    • methyl dimethylmalonate
    • ZFYWXMJNWOVLMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • 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.

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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

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