Neopentyl glycol

Neopentyl glycol^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2,2-Dimethylpropane-1,3-diol
	Other names 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-propanediol
Identifiers
CAS Number	126-30-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	13835293 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.347
PubChem CID	31344;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8027036 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O2/c1-5(2,3-6)4-7/h6-7H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: SLCVBVWXLSEKPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C5H12O2/c1-5(2,3-6)4-7/h6-7H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Key: SLCVBVWXLSEKPL-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES CC(C)(CO)CO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H12O2
Molar mass	104.148 g/mol
Melting point	129.13 °C (264.43 °F; 402.28 K)
Boiling point	208 °C (406 °F; 481 K)
Solubility in water	soluble in water
Solubility	soluble in benzene, chloroform, very soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-551.2 kJ•mol−1
Hazards
Flash point	129 °C (264 °F; 402 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Neopentyl glycol (IUPAC name: 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol) is an organic chemical compound. It is used in the synthesis of polyesters, paints, lubricants, and plasticizers. When used in the manufacture of polyesters, it enhances the stability of the product towards heat, light, and water. By esterification reaction with fatty or carboxylic acids, synthetic lubricating esters with reduced potential for oxidation or hydrolysis, compared to natural esters, can be produced.

Reactions

Neopentyl glycol is synthesized industrially by the aldol reaction of formaldehyde and isobutyraldehyde. This creates the intermediate hydroxypivaldehyde, which can be converted to neopentyl glycol with either excess formaldehyde or catalytic hydrogenation of the aldehyde group to an alcohol group.^[2]

It is used as a protecting group for ketones, for example in gestodene synthesis. Reaction of neopentyl glycol with 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol gives CGP-7930.

Application

It has been reported that neopentyl glycol has a colossal barocaloric effect (CBCEs), a cooling effect of pressure-induced phase transitions. The obtained entropy changes are about 389 joules per kilogram per kelvin near room temperature. This might pave the way to next-generation solid-state refrigeration technologies.^[3]

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3‑228, 5‑42, 16‑22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
^ Weissermel, Klaus; Arpe, Hans-Jürgen; Lindley, Charlet R. (2003), Industrial Organic Chemistry (4 ed.), Wiley-VCH, pp. 214–215, ISBN 978-3-527-30578-0, retrieved 2009-07-20
^ Li, Bing; et al. (27 march), Nature, pp. 506–510 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3‑228, 5‑42, 16‑22, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2

[ioc-2] Weissermel, Klaus; Arpe, Hans-Jürgen; Lindley, Charlet R. (2003), Industrial Organic Chemistry (4 ed.), Wiley-VCH, pp. 214–215, ISBN 978-3-527-30578-0, retrieved 2009-07-20

[nature-3] Li, Bing; et al. (27 march), Nature, pp. 506–510 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

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