1416557-67-9

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-(oxrian-2-yloxy)propane-1,2-diol
• Synonyms: 3-(oxrian-2-yloxy)propane-1,2-diol
• CAS NO: 1416557-67-9
• Molecular Weight: 134.132
• Mol File: 1416557-67-9.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-(oxrian-2-yloxy)propane-1,2-diol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-(oxrian-2-yloxy)propane-1,2-diol(1416557-67-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-(oxrian-2-yloxy)propane-1,2-diol(1416557-67-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 1416557-67-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 931-40-8 4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one 

Relevant articles and documents

Ionic-liquid-catalyzed decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate to glycidol

Decarboxylation of glycerol carbonate (GLC) to produce 2,3-epoxy-1-propanol (glycidol) was conducted using various kinds of ionic liquids (ILs) as catalysts. ILs bearing an anion with medium hydrogen-bond basicity such as NO3- and I- exhibited the higher glycidol yields than those having an anion with low or strong hydrogen-bond. FT-IR spectroscopic analysis shows that both GLC and glycidol interact with anions of ILs through their hydroxyl groups. It was possible to improve the yield of glycidol when a zinc salt with a medium Lewis acidity was co-present along with an IL. The yield of glycidol was greatly increased up to 98% when the decarboxylation was conducted in the presence of a high-boiling aprotic solvent. Computational calculations on the mechanism using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate as a catalyst revealed that the first step is the NO3 - assisted ring-opening of GLC followed by the ring closure, resulting in the formation of a 3-membered ring intermediate species.