Trimethylene carbonate

Trimethylene carbonate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1,3-Dioxan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	2453-03-4
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	110377
ECHA InfoCard	100.114.239
PubChem CID	123834
UNII	4316AQ174Q^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20953766
InChI InChI=1S/C4H6O3/c5-4-6-2-1-3-7-4/h1-3H2 Key: YFHICDDUDORKJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C4H6O3/c5-4-6-2-1-3-7-4/h1-3H2 Key: YFHICDDUDORKJB-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES O=C1OCCCO1
Properties
Chemical formula	C4H6O3
Molar mass	102.089 g·mol^−1
Appearance	White solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Trimethylene carbonate, or 1,3-propylene carbonate, is a 6-membered cyclic carbonate ester. It is a colourless solid that upon heating or catalytic ring-opening[1] converts to poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC). Such polymers are called aliphatic polycarbonates and are of interest for potential biomedical applications. An isomeric derivative is propylene carbonate, a colourless liquid that does not spontaneously polymerize.

Preparation

This compound may be prepared from 1,3-propanediol and ethyl chloroformate (a phosgene substitute), or from oxetane and carbon dioxide with an appropriate catalyst:[2]

HOC₃H₆OH + ClCO₂C₂H₅ → C₃H₆O₂CO + C₂H₅OH + HCl

C₃H₆O + CO₂ → C₃H₆O₂CO

This cyclic carbonate undergoes ring-opening polymerization to give poly(trimethylene carbonate), abbreviated PTMC.[2]

Medical devices

The polymer PTC is of commercial interest as a biodegradable polymer with biomedical applications.[3] A block copolymer of glycolic acid and trimethylene carbonate (TMC) is the material of the Maxon suture, a monofilament resorbable suture which was introduced in the mid-1980s.[4] The same material is used in other resorbable medical devices.[5][6][7][8]

See also

• Ethylene carbonate

References

1. Chan, J. M. W.; Zhang, X.; Sardon, H.; Engler, A. C.; Fox, C. H.; Frank, C. W.; Waymouth, R. M.; Hedrick, J. L. (2015). "Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate to Yield a Biodegradable Polycarbonate". J. Chem. Educ. 92 (4): 708–713. Bibcode:2015JChEd..92..708C. doi:10.1021/ed500595k.
2. Pyo, Sang-Hyun; Persson, Per; Mollaahmad, M. Amin; Sörensen, Kent; Lundmark, Stefan; Hatti-Kaul, Rajni (2012). "Cyclic carbonates as monomers for phosgene- and isocyanate-free polyurethanes and polycarbonates". Pure Appl. Chem. 84 (3): 637. doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-11-06-14.
3. Engelberg, Israel; Kohn, Joachim (1991). "Physicomechanical properties of degradable polymers used in medical applications: a comparative study". Biomaterials. 12 (3): 292–304. doi:10.1016/0142-9612(91)90037-B. PMID 1649646.
4. Katz, AR; Mukherjee, DP; Kaganov, AL; Gordon, S (September 1985). "A new synthetic monofilament absorbable suture made from polytrimethylene carbonate". Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics. 161 (3): 213–22. PMID 3898441.
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