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Dimethyl oxalate

Dimethyl oxalate structure

CAS No:
553-90-2
Formula:
C4H6O4
Chemical Name:
Dimethyl oxalate
Synonyms:
Ethanedioic acid,1,2-dimethyl ester;Ethanedioic acid,dimethyl ester;Oxalic acid,dimethyl ester;Dimethyl oxalate;Methyl oxalate;NSC 9374
Categories:
Cosmetic Ingredient > Dissolving Agent

Description

The empirical formula of dimethyl oxalate is C4H6O4. It exists as a liquid between its pour point (52°C) and boiling point (163.4°C). It is soluble in ethanol and ether and slightly soluble in water. colourless crystals

DryPowder

Methyl oxalate is a diester, a methyl ester and a member of dicarboxylic acids and O-substituted derivatives. It derives from an oxalic acid.

Dimethyl oxalate Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

118.088

Exact Mass：

118.09

EC Number：

209-053-6

UNII：

IQ3Q79344S

NSC Number：

9374

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID9060287

HScode：

2917119000

Characteristics

PSA：

52.6

XLogP3：

-0.34

Appearance：

DryPowder

Density：

1.2±0.1 g/cm3

Melting Point：

54.3 °C

Boiling Point：

163.5 °C

Flash Point：

75.0±0.0 °C

Refractive Index：

1.391

Water Solubility：

H2O: 60 G/L (25 ºC)

Vapor Pressure：

3 hPa (20 °C)

Safety Information

Packing level：

III

Hazard category：

6.1(b)

Transport codes：

1759

wgk germany：

hazard class code：

R36/38

safety instructions：

S26-S36/37-S24/25

RTECS Number：

RO2850000

Marks：

Xi:Irritant;

Stability/Shelf Life：

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, acids, bases, reducing agents.

Precautionary statement(s)：

P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Statements：

H315-H319

GHS Classification：

|Danger|H302 (29.11%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P405, and P501|Aggregated GHS information provided by 80 companies from 9 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.|H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]|P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P314, P321, P330, P363, P405, and P501

Dimethyl oxalate Use and Manufacturing

Uses

used to produce ag chemical pesticide

agro chemical used for pesticide production

Production

500,000 - 1,000,000 lb

Manufacturing Info：

Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical manufacturing|Ethanedioic acid, 1,2-dimethyl ester: ACTIVE

Use Classification：

Cosmetics -> Chelating

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:118.09
XLogP3:-0.2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
Rotatable Bond Count:3
Exact Mass:118.02660867
Monoisotopic Mass:118.02660867
Topological Polar Surface Area:52.6
Heavy Atom Count:8
Complexity:92.6
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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Data: 2026-07-16
Price: 9000.00Yuan/mt
Change: 0

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