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185124

Dimethyl terephthalate

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

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
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24850669
eCl@ss:
39024601
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
204-411-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008440
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1107185

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Product Name

Dimethyl terephthalate, ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

InChI key

WOZVHXUHUFLZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

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

vapor density

1.04 (vs air)

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

functional group

ester

Quality Level

200

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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.

General description

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

Legal Information

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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

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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BCCK0158
BCCH3676
BCCF6710

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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)
Yadagiri Poojari et al.
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.
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.
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
Minoru Genta et al.
Waste management (New York, N.Y.), 27(9), 1167-1177 (2006-08-18)
To apply PET depolymerization in supercritical methanol to commercial recycling, the benefits of supercritical methanol usage in PET depolymerization was investigated from the viewpoint of the reaction rate and energy demands. PET was depolymerized in a batch reactor at 573
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