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dimethyl carbonate

dimethyl carbonate noun: the methyl ester of carbonic acid (CO(OCH₃)₂) that is used in organic synthesis as a methylating agent.

Noun

dimethyl carbonate (uncountable)

  1. The methyl ester of carbonic acid (CO(OCH₃)₂) that is used in organic synthesis as a methylating agent

Questions about dimethyl carbonate

What does dimethyl carbonate mean?
Dimethyl carbonate means the methyl ester of carbonic acid (CO(OCH₃)₂) that is used in organic synthesis as a methylating agent.
What part of speech is dimethyl carbonate?
Dimethyl carbonate is a noun.

Words near dimethyl carbonate in the dictionary

  1. dimethoxystyryl
  2. dimethoxystyryls
  3. dimethyl
  4. dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate
  5. dimethyl butynedioate
  6. dimethyl carbonate
  7. dimethyl dicarbonate
  8. dimethyl disulfane
  9. dimethyl ether
  10. dimethyl ketone
  11. dimethyl polysiloxane

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