Dimethyl terephthalate
An alternative PET feedstock used together with ethylene glycol.
- Formula
- C10H10O4
- Functional group
- Two ester groups
- Molar mass
- 194.18 g/mol
- Also known as
- DMT, dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
Overview
DMT
An alternative PET feedstock used together with ethylene glycol.
The methyl ester groups undergo ester exchange with ethylene glycol before further chain growth. Methanol is released in this initial stage.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C10H10O4
- Functional group
- Two ester groups
- Molar mass
- 194.18 g/mol
- Also known as
- DMT, dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- COC(=O)c1ccc(C(=O)OC)cc1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H10O4/c1-13-9(11)7-3-5-8(6-4-7)10(12)14-2/h3-6H,1-2H3
- PubChem CID
- 8441
Properties
- Melting Point
- 141 °C
- Boiling Point
- 288 °C
- Density
- 1.075 g/cu cm at 141 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 19 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Esters
An alternative PET feedstock used together with ethylene glycol.
References
- Polyesters: manufacture and usesChemical Industry Education Centre, University of York
- PubChem: Dimethyl terephthalateNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Identity retrieved 2026-09-08; matched against the record's isomeric structure. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl terephthalate — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8441#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-210
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl terephthalate — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8441#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-210
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl terephthalate — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8441#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-210
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Dimethyl terephthalate — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8441#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Kuhne R et al; Chemosphere 30: 2061-77 (1995)