Dipentaerythritol

Dipentaerythritol
Names
IUPAC name
2-[[3-hydroxy-2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propoxy]methyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
Other names
Dipentalide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 204-794-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H22O7/c11-1-9(2-12,3-13)7-17-8-10(4-14,5-15)6-16/h11-16H,1-8H2
    Key: TXBCBTDQIULDIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C(C(CO)(CO)COCC(CO)(CO)CO)O
Properties
C10H22O7
Molar mass 254.279 g·mol−1
Appearance white solid
Density 1.365 g/cm3
Melting point 222 °C (432 °F; 495 K)
0.22 g/100 mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dipentaerythritol is an organic compound with the formula O[CH2C(CH2OH)3]2. The molecular structure can be described as the ether derivative of pentaerythritol. It is therefore a polyol, which are useful in the production of alkyd resins. The compound is a by product in the production of pentaerythritol but also can be prepared intentionally from the latter:[1]

2 C(CH2OH)4 → O[CH2C(CH2OH)3]2 + H2O

Several thousand tons are produced annually.

Further condensations are possible, yielding tripentaerythritol, etc.

  1. ^ Werle, Peter; Morawietz, Marcus; Lundmark, Stefan; Sörensen, Kent; Karvinen, Esko; Lehtonen, Juha (2008). "Alcohols, Polyhydric". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_305.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.