Diethyl terephthalate

CAS Registry Number®

636-09-9

CAS Name

Diethyl terephthalate

Molecular Formula

C12H14O4

Molecular Mass

222.24

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    302 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    44 °C
  • Density (2)

    1.0913 g/cm³ @ Temp: 25 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H14O4/c1-3-15-11(13)9-5-7-10(8-6-9)12(14)16-4-2/h5-8H,3-4H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ONIHPYYWNBVMID-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OCC)(=O)C1=CC=C(C(OCC)=O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCC)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,4-diethyl ester
  • Terephthalic acid, diethyl ester
  • 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, diethyl ester
  • Diethyl terephthalate
  • p-Benzenedicarboxylic acid diethyl ester

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