Propylene Carbonate - 108-32-7

Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Plasticizers & Polymer, Solvents & Cleaning

Propylene carbonate is a clear, colorless liquid with a weak odor. It is an important commercial chemical that is used in paints as a high-boiling solvent and film-forming auxiliary, especially in poly(vinyl fluoride) and poly(vinylidene fluoride) systems. It is also employed as an auxiliary in the pigment and dye industry and used for solvent extraction, organic synthesis, natural gas purification, as a plasticizer, and a synthetic fiber spinning solvent. It is also used in lithium batteries to decrease sulfur dioxide vapor pressure and increase electrolyte solubility and ionic conductivity. The most important and versatile method for producing carbonates is the phosgenation of hydroxy compounds; however, this method is being phased out and manufacture propylene carbonate by the catalytic insertion of carbon dioxide with oxiranes is more common. Propylene carbonate is a high production volume chemical in the United States (HSDB 2017).

Chemical Synonyms : 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one, 4-methyl; 4-Methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one; 1,2-Propanediol carbonate; 1,2-Propanediol cyclic carbonate; 1,2-Propanediyl carbonate; 1,2-Propylene carbonate; 1- Methylethylene carbonate; 4-Methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane; 4-Methyldioxalone-2; Carbonic acid cyclic methylethylene ester; Carbonic acid, cyclic propylene ether; Carbonic acid, propylene ester; Cyclic 1,2- propylene carbonate; Cyclic methylethylene carbonate; Cyclic propylene carbonate; Dipropylene carbonate; EINECS 203-572-1; Propylene glycol cyclic carbonate (ChemIDplus 2021

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