Properties of dimethyl terephthalate

Thermophysical properties for dimethyl terephthalate (CAS: 120-61-6). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 10, H: 10, O: 4
  • CAS
    120-61-6
  • Formula
    C10H10O4
  • ID
    120-61-6
  • InChI
    C10H10O4/c1-13-9(11)7-3-5-8(6-4-7)10(12)14-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
  • InChI Key
    WOZVHXUHUFLZGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    194.184
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    8441
  • SMILES
    COC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OC
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.6516
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    27.4996
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    490
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.53
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    141
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    288

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -0.0611296
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00633784
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1252.33
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    330.984
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    6.4272e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    261.1
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.155058
  • Parachor
    8.2898e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00741
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.6507e-5
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    287.689
  • Solubility parameter
    1.8500e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.25356
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.3446
  • Surface tension
    0.0431393
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.010572
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.064844

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential