Cis-2,3-Butylene carbonate
Introduction '''''cis''-2,3-Butylene carbonate''' is an organic compound with formula , or (H3C)2(C2H2)(CO3). It is an ester with a carbonate functional group bonded to both free ends of the ''cis''-2,3-butylene group. It is also a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring containing two oxygen atoms, and can be viewed as a derivative of dioxolane, namely '''''cis''-4,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one'''.The compound is an aprotic polar solvent.The bacterium ''Pseudomonas diminuta'' will hydrolyze this compound but not its stereoisomer trans-2,3-Butylene carbonate, yielding ''cis''-2,3-butanediol. This has been proposed as an efficient route to produce the latter from a racemic mixture of 2,3-butylene carbonates.
See also *trans-2,3-Butylene carbonate, a stereoisomer*1,2-Butylene carbonate*Propylene carbonate
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