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1,2-epoxybutane
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1-butene oxide, 1,2-butyleneoxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, 1,2-buteneoxide, 1,2-butene oxide, ethyloxirane
1,2-Epoxybutane is an organic compound with the formula CH(O)CHCHCH. It is a chiral epoxide prepared by oxidation of 1-butene.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H8O
- Molecular weight
- 72.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-ethyloxirane
- SMILES
- CCC1CO1
- InChIKey
- RBACIKXCRWGCBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 12.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 72.058
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₈O
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1CO1
- Commons category
- 1,2-Epoxybutane
- ionization energy
- 10.15
- melting point
- -57.2
- boiling point
- 63.3
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Synthesis and reactions
- Further reading
- References
1,2-Epoxybutane is an organic compound with the formula CH(O)CHCHCH. It is a chiral epoxide prepared by oxidation of 1-butene.
==Synthesis and reactions== 1,2-Epoxybutane undergoes ring-opening reactions, e.g. to give the chlorohydrin.
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