Dimethyl carbonate
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2025-10-30
- Expires: 2028-07-05
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Industrial / Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Plasticizers & Polymer, Solvents & Cleaning, and Tech, Energy & Fuel applications, Dimethyl carbonate is specifically used in chemical intermediate, energy, food industry, fragrance, polymer industry, propellant, and solvent.
DMC is manufactured by the carbonylation of methylnitrile via a catalytic redox process (PubChem 2023a).
Chemical Synonyms Dimethyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate; Methyl carbonate ((MeO)2CO); Carbonic acid, dimethyl ester; Dimethyl carbonate, analytical standard; Dimethyl carbonate, anhydrous, >=99%; Dimethyl carbonate, ReagentPlus(R), 99% (PubChem 2023a).
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Industrial / Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Plasticizers & Polymer, Solvents & Cleaning, Tech, Energy & Fuel