Dimethyl oxalate
- Product NameDimethyl oxalate
- CAS553-90-2
- MFC4H6O4
- MW118.09
- EINECS209-053-6
- MOL File553-90-2.mol
Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 50-54 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 163.5 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.148 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| vapor pressure | 3 hPa (20 °C) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point | 167 °F |
| storage temp. | Store below +30°C. |
| solubility | ethanol: soluble50mg/mL, clear to very slightly hazy, colorless |
| form | Crystalline Solid |
| color | Colorless to white |
| Specific Gravity | 1.148 |
| PH | 1 (60g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| Water Solubility | 60 G/L (25 ºC) |
| Merck | 14,6106 |
| BRN | 1071744 |
| Henry's Law Constant | 3.4×100 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Duchowicz et al. (2020) |
| Dielectric constant | 3.0（20℃） |
| Stability | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, bases, reducing agents. |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | Xi,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 36/38-36-22 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37-24/25-23 |
| RIDADR | 1759 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | RO2850000 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 480 °C |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 2917 11 00 |
| HazardClass | 6.1(b) |
| PackingGroup | III |
| Storage Class | 8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials |
| Hazard Classifications | Acute Tox. 4 Oral Eye Dam. 1 Skin Corr. 1B |
