ethylene oxide
Also known as Dimethylene oxide, 1,2-Epoxy ethane, Oxirane, ethene oxide, epoxyethane, Anprolene, 1,2-epoxyethane, Oxyfume
chemical compound
AI overview
Ethylene oxide is a chemical compound used across industrial and manufacturing applications. Its chemical properties make it significant to modern production processes.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C2H4O
- Molecular weight
- 44.05 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- oxirane
- SMILES
- C1CO1
- InChIKey
- IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 12.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
13,771 papersvia PubMed
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name Oxirane