Chemicals and Drugs

Diethyl Pyrocarbonate

Preservative for wines, soft drinks, and fruit juices and a gentle esterifying agent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Preservative for wines, soft drinks, and fruit juices and a gentle esterifying agent.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C6H10O5
Molecular Weight
162.14 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
1609-47-8
IUPAC Name
ethoxycarbonyl ethyl carbonate
InChIKey
FFYPMLJYZAEMQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)OC(=O)OCC
MeSH Unique ID
D004047
Source
PubChem CID 3051

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Diethyl Dicarbonate
  • Diethyl Oxydiformate
  • Diethylpyrocarbonate
  • Ethoxyformic Anhydride
  • Pyrocarbonic Acid Diethyl Ester
  • Anhydride, Ethoxyformic
  • Dicarbonate, Diethyl
  • Oxydiformate, Diethyl
  • Pyrocarbonate, Diethyl

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

91(75); was see under FORMATES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Esters (1974)
  • Formic Acids (1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diethyl Pyrocarbonate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004047. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004047
  2. Diethyl Pyrocarbonate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_pyrocarbonate
  3. Diethyl Pyrocarbonate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421385
  4. Diethyl Pyrocarbonate. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3051. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3051