Diethyl malonate

Public-database records for Diethyl malonate (CAS 105-53-3), reproduced here for independent cross-checking.

Safety classification and hazard statements

Regulatory listings

Physical description and handling notes

• Liquid; Other Solid; Liquid
• Colorless liquid with a sweet ester odor; [Hawley]
• Liquid
• COLOURLESS LIQUID.
• colourless liquid with slightly fruity odour
• Colorless liquid

Reported physical properties

How this substance is indexed

Documented uses

• CIR ingredient: Diethyl Malonate
• Used to make barbiturates and pigments and as a flavoring; [Hawley] Used to make agrochemicals and industrial chemicals; [eChemPortal: SIDSUNEP]
• Dimethyl and diethyl malonates are widely used for the production of vitamins, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances, and dyes.
• Table: Reported uses (ppm): [Table#8510]
• Diethyl malonate was used to investigate Knoevenagel condensation reactions in microreactor using zeolite catalysts obtained by grafting amino groups onto NaX and CsNaX zeolites. It may be used in the synthesis of diethyl benzylidenemalonate by base catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation with benzaldehyde. It may be used in the synthesis of a-aryl malonates
• Table: Concentration in final product (%) [Table#8511]

Names this substance appears under

DIETHYL MALONATE; 105-53-3; Diethyl propanedioate; Ethyl malonate; Malonic ester; Propanedioic acid, diethyl ester; Carbethoxyacetic ester; Malonic acid, diethyl ester; Dicarbethoxymethane; 1,3-diethyl propanedioate; Ethyl propanedioate; Ethyl methanedicarboxylate; Methanedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester; FEMA No. 2375; DTXSID7021863; Propanedioic acid, 1,3-diethyl ester

Computed molecular descriptors

Database abstract

Diethyl malonate is identified by CAS 105-53-3, molecular formula C7H12O4 and molecular weight 160.07 g/mol. UNII 53A58PA183; ChEBI 167785; InChIKey IYXGSMUGOJNHAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N. 沸点: 200 °C; 沸点: 199.00 to 200.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg; 沸点: 199 °C.

Source: PubChem / Wikidata; the batch COA governs where values differ.