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Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-Propylene oxide

≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

(±)-Methyloxirane, 1,2-Epoxypropane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O
CAS Number:
75-56-9
Molecular Weight:
58.08
Beilstein:
79763
EC Number:
200-879-2
MDL number:
MFCD00005126
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
329752723

vapor density

2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

29.43 psi ( 55 °C)
8.59 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.5%

autoignition temp.

1378 °F

expl. lim.

37 %

availability

available only in Japan

refractive index

n20/D 1.366 (lit.)

bp

34 °C (lit.)

mp

−112 °C (lit.)

density

0.83 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC1CO1

InChI

1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

GOOHAUXETOMSMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Suitability

for electron microscopy

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 1B - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-36.4 °F - Equilibrium method

Flash Point(C)

-38 °C - Equilibrium method

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Josep Casamada Ribot et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46(37), 6971-6973 (2010-08-24)
The aqueous gelation of a quaternary ammonium oligo(propylene oxide)-based ionic liquid yields ion gels with a reverse thermoresponsive behavior (i.e., mechanical moduli and viscosity increase with temperature) and enhanced ionic conductivities.
Javix Thomas et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 17(16), 4582-4587 (2011-03-25)
Chirality recognition in the hydrogen-bonded glycidol···propylene oxide complex has been studied by using rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations. An extensive conformational search has been performed for this binary adduct at the MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory and a total of
Jasper Jammaer et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(34), 13737-13745 (2011-07-28)
Hexagonally ordered mesoporous silica coined COK-12 was synthesized in a continuous process by combining streams of sodium silicate and citric acid/sodium citrate buffered solution of (ethylene oxide)(20)-(propylene oxide)(70)-(ethylene oxide)(20) triblock copolymer (Pluronic P123) from separate reservoirs. COK-12 precipitated spontaneously upon
Sascha Brunke et al.
PLoS pathogens, 10(10), e1004478-e1004478 (2014-10-31)
Candida glabrata is one of the most common causes of candidemia, a life-threatening, systemic fungal infection, and is surpassed in frequency only by Candida albicans. Major factors contributing to the success of this opportunistic pathogen include its ability to readily
Christian M Hammer et al.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery, 41(6), 1279-1288 (2015-07-21)
To assess the suitability of a new 345 nm ultraviolet (UV) femtosecond laser for refractive surgery. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. Experimental study. Twenty-five porcine corneas were used for stromal flap or lamellar bed creation (stromal depth
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