Diphenyl carbonate
The carbonate source used with bisphenol A in melt-made PC.
- Formula
- C13H10O3
- Functional group
- Carbonate ester
- Molar mass
- 214.22 g/mol
- Also known as
- DPC, carbonic acid diphenyl ester
Overview
DPC
The carbonate source used with bisphenol A in melt-made PC.
During melt transesterification the phenoxy groups are displaced and phenol is removed. The carbonate carbonyl remains in the polymer chain.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C13H10O3
- Functional group
- Carbonate ester
- Molar mass
- 214.22 g/mol
- Also known as
- DPC, carbonic acid diphenyl ester
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- O=C(Oc1ccccc1)Oc1ccccc1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C13H10O3/c14-13(15-11-7-3-1-4-8-11)16-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H
- PubChem CID
- 7597
Properties
- Melting Point
- 80-81 °C
- Boiling Point
- 302-306 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density, Solubility.
References
- Polycarbonate melt polymerisation from bisphenol A and diphenyl carbonateAsahi Kasei
- PubChem: Diphenyl carbonateNational 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): Diphenyl carbonate — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7597#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996., p. 1254
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Diphenyl carbonate — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7597#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996., p. 1254