C6H10O5
162.14 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Diethyl pyrocarbonate
CAS1609-47-8EC216-542-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
preservative in wines and beverages
Diethyl pyrocarbonate is a chemical compound primarily used in laboratory settings to inactivate RNase enzymes through covalent modification of specific amino acid residues. It also has historical use as a preservative in wines and beverages.
laboratory reagent for RNase inactivationpreservative in wines and beverages
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CAS 1609-47-8
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
ethoxycarbonyl ethyl carbonate
InChIKey
FFYPMLJYZAEMQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCOC(=O)OC(=O)OCC
Synonyms (39)
- DEPC
- DKD
- Anhydride, Ethoxyformic
- Baycovin
- Dicarbonate, Diethyl
- Diethyl dicarbonate
- Diethyl oxydiformate
- Diethyl pyrocarbonic acid
- Diethylpyrokarbonat
- Diethylpyrokarbonat [Czech]
- Ethoxyformic Anhydride
- Ethoxyformic acid anhydride
- Ethyl pyrocarbonate
- Oxydiformate, Diethyl
- Piref
- Pyrocarbonate d'ethyle
- Pyrocarbonate, Diethyl
- diethyl pyrocarbonate
- ethoxycarbonyl ethoxyformate