Dimethyl adipate is the organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2CO2CH3)2.

Although the main commercial interest in adipates is related to the production of nylons, this diester is used as a plasticizer, a solvent for paint stripping and resins, and a pigment dispersant.

Less conventional routes include the hydroesterification of butadiene and the carbonylation of 1,4-dimethoxy-2-butene.

[2] It reacts with concentrated ammonia to give the diamide (CH2CH2C(O)NH2)2.

Esters of adipic acid exhibit low acute toxicities in animal models.