Bisbenzoic Acid Methylene Ester
[CAS# 5342-31-4]

Identification

• Name: Bisbenzoic Acid Methylene Ester
• Synonyms: Benzoic Acid (Oxo-Phenylmethoxy)Methyl Ester; Benzoic Acid Benzoyloxymethyl Ester; Phenylcarbonyloxymethyl Benzoate
• Molecular Formula: C₁₅H₁₂O₄
• Molecular Weight: 256.26
• CAS Registry Number: 5342-31-4
• SMILES: C2=C(C(OCOC(C1=CC=CC=C1)=O)=O)C=CC=C2
• InChI: 1S/C15H12O4/c16-14(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)18-11-19-15(17)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10H,11H2
• InChIKey: BDDYZHKLKHFEBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.223g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 408.952°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 208.434°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Feng Lin, Qiang Feng, Xiuling Cui and Qiuling Song. Synthesis of esters from aldehydes or carboxylic acids with dichloromethane, dichloroethane or dichloropropane under mild conditions, RSC Advances, 2013, .