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| CAS No.: | 553-90-2 |
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| Name: | Dimethyl oxalate |
| Molecular Structure: | |
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| Formula: | C4H6O4 |
| Molecular Weight: | 118.089 |
| Synonyms: | Ethanedioicacid, dimethyl ester (9CI);Oxalic acid, dimethyl ester (6CI,8CI);Methyl oxalate;NSC 9374; |
| EINECS: | 209-053-6 |
| Density: | 1.163 g/cm3 |
| Melting Point: | 50-54 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling Point: | 163.5 °C at 760 mmHg |
| Flash Point: | 75 °C |
| Solubility: | 60 g/L (25 °C) in water |
| Appearance: | Colourless crystal |
| Hazard Symbols: |
Xn, Xi
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| Risk Codes: | 36/38-36-22 |
| Safety: | 26-36/37-24/25-23 |
| Transport Information: | UN 1759 |
| PSA: | 52.60000 |
| LogP: | -0.66760 |

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With boron trifluoride at 65℃; for 0.333333h; | 100% |
| With sulfuric acid for 1h; Reflux; | 95% |
| With 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione at 70℃; for 15h; | 95% |

diacetato(2,2'-bipyridine)palladium(II)


Dimethyl oxalate

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With 1,4-di(diphenylphosphino)-butane In dichloromethane-d2 at 25℃; Catalytic behavior; Reagent/catalyst; Time; | 100% |

methyl nitrite


carbon monoxide

A

Dimethyl oxalate

B

nitrogen(II) oxide

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With 0.5% Pd/C at 100℃; under 375.038 Torr; for 0.000555556h; Pressure; Reagent/catalyst; Temperature; Time; | A 98.9% B n/a |


diethyl phosphorylchloridite


methyl 2,2-dichloro-2-methoxyacetate

A

monomethyl oxalyl chloride

B

Dimethyl oxalate

C

chloroethane

D

phosphonic dichloride

E

methyl phosphonochloridate

F

ethyl phosphonochloridate

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With iron(III) chloride at 105 - 110℃; for 1.16667h; Product distribution; | A n/a B n/a C 95% D n/a E n/a F n/a |


diethyl phosphorylchloridite


methyl 2,2-dichloro-2-methoxyacetate

A

Dimethyl oxalate

B

phosphorodichloridous acid ethyl ester

C

chloroethane

D

phosphonic dichloride

E

ethyl phosphonochloridate

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With iron(III) chloride at 105 - 110℃; for 0.833333h; Product distribution; | A n/a B n/a C 95% D n/a E n/a F n/a |


| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| Stage #1: carbon dioxide With cesium bicarbonate; alumina at 325℃; under 18751.9 Torr; for 1h; Glovebox; Inert atmosphere; Stage #2: carbon monoxide at 325℃; under 15001.5 Torr; for 2h; Stage #3: methanol at 220℃; under 33753.4 Torr; for 1h; Reagent/catalyst; Pressure; Temperature; | 95% |
| With methyl nitrite; nitrogen(II) oxide; palladium/alumina In water at 100℃; Industry scale; | |
| Stage #1: carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide With alumina; caesium carbonate at 25 - 325℃; under 15001.5 - 18751.9 Torr; Glovebox; Stage #2: methanol at 150℃; under 26252.6 Torr; Glovebox; |


methanol


carbon dioxide


carbon monoxide


caesium carbonate

A

Dimethyl oxalate

B

cesium bicarbonate

C

cesium formate

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| Stage #1: carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; caesium carbonate With silica gel; pyrographite at 325℃; under 15001.5 - 33753.4 Torr; Stage #2: methanol at 200℃; under 30003 Torr; for 2h; Reagent/catalyst; Temperature; Pressure; | A 95% B n/a C 0.8% |


| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| With pyridine In benzene for 30h; | 92% |
| With pyridine In benzene at 20℃; for 30h; Inert atmosphere; Reflux; | 92% |
| With pyridine In benzene for 3h; Inert atmosphere; Reflux; | 92% |

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| Stage #1: carbon dioxide With hydrogen; caesium carbonate at 325℃; Glovebox; Stage #2: methanol at 150℃; | 89% |

A

Dimethyl oxalate


iron pentacarbonyl

| Conditions | Yield |
|---|---|
| In dichloromethane-d2 byproducts: CO; introducing a soln. of Fe-complex in CD2Cl2 into NMR tube, maintaining temp. at 28°C under N2; monitoring by (13)C-NMR and gas chromatography; | A 15% B n/a C 85% |
| With carbon monoxide In dichloromethane-d2 introducing a soln. of Fe-complex in CH2Cl2 into an autoclave thermostated at 34°C, stirring for 2.5 h under CO pressure; monitoring by (13)C-NMR and gas chromatography, cooling, removal of solvent under vacuum, redissolution in CD2Cl2, monitoring by (13)C-NMR; |
