Trimethylene carbonate

Trimethylene carbonate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,3-Dioxan-2-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.114.239
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-4-6-2-1-3-7-4/h1-3H2
    Key: YFHICDDUDORKJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C4H6O3/c5-4-6-2-1-3-7-4/h1-3H2
    Key: YFHICDDUDORKJB-UHFFFAOYAZ
  • O=C1OCCCO1
Properties
C4H6O3
Molar mass 102.089 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Trimethylene carbonate, or 1,3-propylene carbonate, is a 6-membered cyclic carbonate ester. It is a colourless solid that upon heating or catalytic ring-opening converts to poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC). Such polymers are called aliphatic polycarbonates and are of interest for potential biomedical applications. An isomeric derivative is propylene carbonate, a colourless liquid that does not spontaneously polymerize.

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