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Dimethyl malonate

98%

Synonym(s):

Dimethyl propanedioate, Malonic acid dimethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH2(COOCH3)2
CAS Number:
108-59-8
Molecular Weight:
132.11
Beilstein:
774261
EC Number:
203-597-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008460
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24848281
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

>1 (vs air)

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.413 (lit.)

bp

180-181 °C (lit.)

mp

−62 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible
diethyl ether: miscible
oil: miscible
water: slightly soluble

density

1.156 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)CC(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C5H8O4/c1-8-4(6)3-5(7)9-2/h3H2,1-2H3

InChI key

BEPAFCGSDWSTEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dimethyl malonate undergoes enantioselective palladium-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction with 1,3-diphenylprop-2-enyl acetate to yield diastereomeric pure thienylpyridines.

Application

Dimethyl malonate was used in gold catalyzed oxidative esterification of glycerol, 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

185.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

85 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chiral thienylpyridines as N-S ligands for asymmetric catalysis: Palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation and copper-catalyzed cyclopropanation reactions.
Chelucci G, et al.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 197(1), 27-35 (2003)
Oxidation of glycerol and propanediols in methanol over heterogeneous gold catalysts.
Taarning E, et al.
Green Chemistry, 10(4), 408-414 (2008)
Jeroen S Dickschat et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 5(6), 778-787 (2004-06-03)
The volatiles emitted from cell cultures of myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus were collected by use of a closed-loop stripping apparatus (CLSA) and analyzed by GC-MS. Two new natural products, (S)-9-methyldecan-3-ol ((S)-1) and 9-methyldecan-3-one (2), were identified and synthesized, together with other
B A McLaughlin et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 70(6), 2406-2415 (1998-05-29)
Intrastriatal injections of the mitochondrial toxins malonate and 3-nitropropionic acid produce selective cell death similar to that seen in transient ischemia and Huntington's disease. The extent of cell death can be attenuated by pharmacological or surgical blockade of cortical glutamatergic
Violeta Iosub et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75(5), 1612-1619 (2010-02-06)
A convenient and versatile enantioselective synthesis of biologically important alpha-quaternary amino acid derivatives was based on the sequential double alkylation or arylation of dimethyl malonate, followed by desymmetrization with porcine liver esterase (PLE) and Curtius rearrangement. The PLE-mediated hydrolysis of
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