Diethylmethylphosphate
[CAS# 867-17-4]

Identification

• Name: Diethylmethylphosphate
• Synonyms: Phosphoric Acid Diethyl Methyl Ester; 0-01-00-00332 (Beilstein Handbook Reference); 1466 H.C.
• Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₃O₄P
• Molecular Weight: 168.13
• CAS Registry Number: 867-17-4
• SMILES: C(O[P](=O)(OCC)OC)C
• InChI: 1S/C5H13O4P/c1-4-8-10(6,7-3)9-5-2/h4-5H2,1-3H3
• InChIKey: UAEWCWCMYQAIDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.09g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 208.659°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 94.229°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Josephine S. W. Tsang, Alexei A. Neverov and R. S. Brown. La-catalyzed methanolysis of O,O-diethyl S-(p-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate and O,O-diethyl S-phenyl phosphorothioate. Millions-fold acceleration of the destruction of V-agent simulants, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2, 3457.