MCPO

MCPO
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Bis[2-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl] oxalate
Identifiers
CAS Number	2253964-52-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	103873712;
PubChem CID	139033637;
UNII	GK28JNK336 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID901350156 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H14O8/c1-23-15(19)11-7-3-5-9-13(11)25-17(21)18(22)26-14-10-6-4-8-12(14)16(20)24-2/h3-10H,1-2H3 Key: QUXQUIHALSYBKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES COC(=O)C1=C(OC(=O)C(=O)OC2=C(C=CC=C2)C(=O)OC)C=CC=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H14O8
Molar mass	358.302 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

MCPO is a chemical compound that can be used to produce chemiluminescence. MCPO is mainly used for its chemiluminescent properties and is most commonly used in demonstrations of chemiluminescence as a safer alternative to TCPO. It is used as an alternative to TCPO due to its safer reaction product of methyl salicylate rather than the product of TCP, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, a known carcinogen.