Diethyl succinate
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Surname | Diethyl succinate | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 8 H 14 O 4 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
colorless liquid with a pleasant odor |
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Molar mass | 174.20 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
liquid |
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density |
1.04 g cm −3 |
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Melting point |
−20.8 ° C |
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boiling point |
217 ° C |
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Vapor pressure |
1.33 mbar (55 ° C) |
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solubility |
sparingly soluble in water (2.00 g l −1 at 25 ° C) |
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Refractive index |
1.4198 (20 ° C) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C |
Diethyl succinate is a chemical compound from the group of carboxylic acid esters .
Occurrence
Diethyl succinate is found in apples , cocoa , brandy , whiskey, and wine. In white wine , the content is between 0.01 and 0.8 mg / l. The content increases even after 10 years due to biochemical processes in the wine.
Extraction and presentation
Diethyl succinate can be obtained by reacting succinic acid with ethanol .
properties
Diethyl succinate is a slightly volatile, very difficult to ignite, colorless liquid with a pleasant odor that is sparingly soluble in water.
use
Diethyl succinate can be used to make other chemical compounds such as resmethrin .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Entry for CAS no. 123-25-1 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 27, 2015(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 67th edition. (Internet version :), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-42.
- ↑ Jürgen Falbe, Manfred Regitz: Römpp Lexikon Chemie, 10th edition, 1996-1999 Volume 6: T - Z . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-13-200061-2 , p. 4959 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Werner Back: Microbiology of Food Volume 5: Beverages . Behr's Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-89947-956-0 , pp. 212 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ 21st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering . Elsevier, 2011, ISBN 978-0-444-53896-3 , pp. 324 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Thomas A. Unger: Pesticide Synthesis Handbook . William Andrew, 1996, ISBN 978-0-8155-1853-2 , pp. 958 ( limited preview in Google Book search).