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Dimethyl terephthalate

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Synonym(s):

DMT, Dimethyl 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, Dimethyl p-benzenedicarboxylate, Dimethyl p-phthalate, Methyl 4-(carbomethoxy)benzoate

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Linear Formula:
C6H4-1,4-(CO2CH3)2
CAS Number:
120-61-6
Molecular Weight:
194.18
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1107185
EC Number:
204-411-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008440
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39024601
PubChem Substance ID:
24850669
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

1.04 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

1.15 mmHg ( 93 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

(Powder or Crystals or Chunk(s))

autoignition temp.

1058 °F

mp

139-141 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: slightly soluble 0.0493 g/L at 20 °C

SMILES string

COC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C10H10O4/c1-13-9(11)7-3-5-8(6-4-7)10(12)14-2/h3-6H,1-2H3

InChI key

WOZVHXUHUFLZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Dimethyl terephthalate undergoes enzymatic polycondensation with 1,8-diaminooctane to yield oligo(octamethylene terephthalamide).

Application

Dimethyl terephthalate was used to synthesize silicone aromatic polyesters by the transesterification reaction with α,ω-bis(hydroxyalkyl)-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) in toluene. It was used in the synthesis of multiblock copolymers consisting of polyiso-butylene, dimethyl terephthalate and 1,4-butanediol.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

309.2 °F - (External MSDS)

flash_point_c

154 °C - (External MSDS)

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (44)(44), 6834-6835 (2009-11-04)
Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) was successfully employed as a catalyst to synthesize silicone aromatic polyesters by the transesterification of dimethyl terephthalate with alpha,omega-bis(hydroxyalkyl)-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) in toluene under mild reaction conditions.
Tristan A Geervliet et al.
Chemistry, an Asian journal, 14(6), 877-883 (2018-12-15)
This study reports for the first time the use of bio-based alternatives for PMMA as host matrix for luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs). Notably, two types of renewable polyesters were synthesized in varying molar ratios via a two-step melt-polycondensation reaction with
E Stavila et al.
Biomacromolecules, 14(5), 1600-1606 (2013-04-03)
Enzymatically catalyzed polycondensation of p-xylylenediamine and diethyl sebacate resulted in oligo(p-xylylene sebacamide) with high melting temperatures (223-230 °C) and the enzymatic polycondensation of dimethyl terephthalate and 1,8-diaminooctane leads to oligo(octamethylene terephthalamide) with two melting temperatures at 186 and 218 °C.
Copolyesters containing polyisobutylene soft segments and polybutylene terephthalate as the crystalline segments.
Deak G and Kennedy JP.
Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 33(S7-8), 439-449 (1996)
R I Goncharova et al.
Genetika, 24(7), 1226-1233 (1988-07-01)
Mutagenic activity of dimethyl terephthalate (DMtP) was evaluated using the bone marrow micronucleus test in mice. Clear clastogenic effect with the highest response in 24 h after a single i.p. injection was obtained at all concentrations used (0.2-1.0 mM/kg). The
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