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dioxane

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Also known as Diethylene dioxide, Diethylene ether, Dioxan, p-Dioxane, dioxane-1,4, 1,4-dioxacyclohexane, glycol ethylene ether, di(ethylene oxide)

1,4-Dioxane () is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether. The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers (1,2- and 1,3-) are rarely encountered.

Chemical data

Formula
C4H8O2
Molecular weight
88.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,4-dioxane
SMILES
C1COCCO1
InChIKey
RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.3
Polar surface area
18.5 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
88.052
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flash point
55
chemical formula
C₄H₈O₂
lower flammable limit
2
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0237
density
1.03
immediately dangerous to life or health
1800
melting point
11.8
boiling point
101.5
vapor pressure
29
upper flammable limit
22
ionization energy
9.19
time-weighted average exposure limit
360
ceiling exposure limit
3.6
canonical SMILES
C1COCCO1
standard enthalpy of formation
-354
refractive index
1.42241
Commons category
1,4-Dioxane
electric dipole moment
0
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Contents
  • History and synthesis
  • Structure
  • Uses
  • Trichloroethane transport
  • As a solvent
  • Toxicology
  • Safety
  • Explosion hazard
  • Environment
  • Consumer products
  • See also
  • References

1,4-Dioxane () is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether. The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers (1,2- and 1,3-) are rarely encountered.

1,4-Dioxane is miscible in water, essentially nonvolatile when dissolved in water, not well adsorbed by activated carbon, and not readily oxidized by common oxidants.

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