Propylene carbonate

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Propylene carbonate (often abbreviated PC) is an organic compound with the formula C4H6O3. It is a cyclic carbonate ester derived from propylene glycol. This colorless and odorless liquid is useful as a polar, aprotic solvent. Propylene carbonate is chiral, but is used as the racemic mixture in most contexts. The name carbonate indicates a carbonate ester, an organic compound containing the carbonate group O=C(−O−)2, not a salt of carbonic acid, (H2CO3), characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula CO2−3.

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