Diethyl azodicarboxylate

CAS Registry Number®

1972-28-7

CAS Name

Diethyl azodicarboxylate

Molecular Formula

C6H10N2O4

Molecular Mass

174.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    78-83 °C @ Press: 3 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    118-122 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H10N2O4/c1-3-11-5(9)7-8-6(10)12-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=FAMRKDQNMBBFBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(N=NC(OCC)=O)(OCC)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(N=NC(=O)OCC)OCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2-Diazenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-diethyl ester
  • Formic acid, azodi-, diethyl ester
  • Diazenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester
  • Diethyl azodicarboxylate
  • Diethyl azodiformate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1002737-16-7

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