Dimethyl oxalate usually appeared as White slanting crystals. Its synonyms are: Oxalic acid Dimethyl ester；Tricholomic acid; Dihydro-ibotenic acid Ethanedioic acid dimethyl ester; Methyl oxalate; Dimethyl ethanedioate; Dimethylester kyseliny stavelove; Dimethyl ester of oxalic acid; Dimethyloxalat (German); Oxalato de dimetilo (Spanish); Oxalate de diméthyle (French). It dissolves in alcohol and ether and decompose in hot water. Its melting point is 54; boiling point is163.5; relative desnity is1.1479; ND20 is 1.379 and flash point is 75.
Dimethyl oxalate usually used to make pure methanol, medicine, agricultural medicine to develop new chemical products; also to be used as plasticizer.
Specification for Dimethyl oxalate
Cas No. 553-90-2
Einecs No. 209-053-6
Content: 99.5%min
Acidity: 0.20%max
Water content: 0.15%max
[Quality standard]
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Item Name |
Index |
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First Grade |
Second Grade |
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Ester Content% ≥ |
99.50 |
99.50 |
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Acidity(H2C2O4)% ≤ |
0.15 |
0.20 |
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Water% ≤ |
0.10 |
0.15 |
