Properties of ethylene carbonate

Thermophysical properties for ethylene carbonate (CAS: 96-49-1). 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: 3, H: 4, O: 3
  • CAS
    96-49-1
  • Formula
    C3H4O3
  • ID
    96-49-1
  • InChI
    C3H4O3/c4-3-5-1-2-6-3/h1-2H2
  • InChI Key
    KMTRUDSVKNLOMY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    1,3-dioxolan-2-one
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    88.0621
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    7303
  • SMILES
    C1COC(=O)O1
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.406
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    61.4184
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    521.67
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.195
  • Dipole moment
    4.51008
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    37.75
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    246

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -32.8054
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00225798
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1594.11
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    758.444
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    6.6790e+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))
    90.5809
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0552423
  • Parachor
    3.2640e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00253
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    3.6196e-5
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    250.549
  • Solubility parameter
    3.2265e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.59567
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.0286
  • Surface tension
    0.0771417
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0414829
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.169343

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential