Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

The Diphenyl carbonate, also known as Carbonic acid, diphenyl ester, is the organic compound with the formula C₁₃H₁₀O₃. This chemical belongs to the product categories of Color Former & Related Compounds; Functional Materials; Sensitizer; Carbonates; Carbonyl Compounds; Organic Building Blocks. Its EINECS registry number is 203-005-8. With the CAS registry number 102-09-0, its IUPAC name is called Diphenyl carbonate. It is both as a monomer in combination with bisphenol A in the production of polycarbonate polymers and a product of the decomposition of polycarbonates.

Physical properties of Diphenyl carbonate: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.28; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 3.28; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 3.28; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 183.15; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 183.15; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1449.84; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1449.84; (8)#H bond acceptors: 3; (9)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (10)Index of Refraction: 1.575; (11)Molar Refractivity: 59.21 cm³; (12)Molar Volume: 178.9 cm³; (13)Surface Tension: 44 dyne/cm; (14)Density: 1.197 g/cm³; (15)Flash Point: 119.4 °C; (16)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 54.43 kJ/mol; (17)Boiling Point: 304 °C at 760 mmHg; (18)Vapour Pressure: 0.000899 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by carbonic acid dimethyl ester and phenol. This reaction is a kind of transesterification. It will need catalyst TiO₂/SiO₂. The reaction pressure is 0.39 MPan with reaction temperature of 200～250 °C.

Uses of Diphenyl carbonate: it is mainly used as synthetic raw material for engineering plastic polycarbonate and gathering p-hydroxy benzoic acid ester. In addition, it can also be used as plasticizer and solvents of nitric acid cellulose.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
This chemical may cause damage to health. It is harmful if swallowed. Meanwhile, is is harmful by inhalation. You should not breathe its dust. What's more, you must avoid contact it with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)Canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)OC(=O)OC2=CC=CC=C2
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C13H10O3/c14-13(15-11-7-3-1-4-8-11)16-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H
(3)InChIKey: ROORDVPLFPIABK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

The toxicity data is as follows: