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1,3-Dioxolan-2-one is an ester of ethylene glycol and carbonic acid. 1,3-Dioxolan-2-one is used as a polar solvent with a molecular dipole moment of 4.9 D, only 0.1 D lower than that of propylene carbonate. It can be used as a high permittivity component of electrolytes in lithium batteries.