Diethyl sebacate

Diethyl sebacate
Names
	IUPAC name Diethyl decanedioate
	Other names 1,10-diethyl decanedioate; Decanedioic acid diethyl ester; Diethyl 1,8-octanedicarboxylate; Diethyl 1,10-decanedioate; Ethyl sebacate;
Identifiers
CAS Number	110-40-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:172099;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1884461;
ChemSpider	7758;
ECHA InfoCard	100.003.423
EC Number	203-764-5;
KEGG	D10682;
PubChem CID	8049;
UNII	I41B9FJK6V;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0021915 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H26O4/c1-3-17-13(15)11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-14(16)18-4-2/h3-12H2,1-2H3 Key: ONKUXPIBXRRIDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H26O4
Molar mass	258.358 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless oil
Density	0.963 g/cm3
Melting point	5 °C (41 °F; 278 K)
Boiling point	312 °C (594 °F; 585 K)
Solubility in water	0.08 mg/mL (20 °C)
Solubility	miscible in alcohol, ether, other organic solvents, most fixed oils
Refractive index (nD)	1.434-1.440
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Hazard statements	H411
Precautionary statements	P273, P391, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Diethyl sebacate is the organic compound with the formula (CH₃CH₂O₂C(CH₂)₄)₂. It is the diethyl ester of sebacic acid. A colorless oil, it is a precursor to other oganic compounds, e.g. reduction to 1,10-decanediol.^[2]

Related compounds

A variety of longer chain esters of sebacic are used as plasticizers, e.g. dibutyl sebacate.

References

^ PubChem. "Diethyl Sebacate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
^ R. H. Manske (1934). "Decamethylene Glycol". Organic Syntheses. 14: 20. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.014.0020.

[1] PubChem. "Diethyl Sebacate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-21.

[2] R. H. Manske (1934). "Decamethylene Glycol". Organic Syntheses. 14: 20. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.014.0020.

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