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ε-Caprolactone

97%

Synonym(s):

2-Oxepanone, 6-Caprolactone monomer, 6-Hexanolactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.14
Beilstein:
106919
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

3.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

97%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.463 (lit.)

bp

97-98 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.03 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1CCCCCO1

InChI

1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2

InChI key

PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

ε-caprolactone is a cyclic ester. Ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by, tributylin n butoxide, ethyl magnesium bromide, or samarium acetate or heteropolyacid, leads to the formation of poly caprolactone (PCL).

Application

ε-caprolactone is popularly used in the preparation of poly caprolactone (PCL).

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Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

228.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

109 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yanzhu Guo et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 92(1), 77-83 (2012-12-12)
Self-associating cellulose-graft-poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (cellulose-g-PCL) copolymers were successfully synthesized via homogeneous ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ɛ-CL onto softwood dissolved pulp substrate in ionic liquid 1-N-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Bmim]Cl). An organic catalyst N,N-dimethylamino-4-pyridine (DMAP) was compared with the traditional metal-based catalyst (Sn(Oct)(2)) as the
Leonardus Kresna Widjaja et al.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 6, 80-88 (2012-02-04)
A series of triblock copolymers comprising end block of PLLA modified with PCL, and random copolymer of PCL and PTMC as soft segment were synthesized. DSC data show that PCL disrupted the crystallinity of PLLA, making the hard block to
Sepideh Jalilzadeh-Tabrizi et al.
Biopreservation and biobanking, 16(2), 66-76 (2018-01-23)
Emu oil (EO) with anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and wound healing properties can be blended for preparing bioactive nanofibrous scaffold. Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are promising candidates for tissue engineering, and preserving their stemness potential is vital for further therapeutic applications.
Rezvan Mobasseri et al.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications, 84, 80-89 (2018-03-10)
Long-term culture, passage and proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) cause loss of their stemness properties including self-renewal and multipotency. By optimizing the MSCs environment in vitro, maintaining the stemness state and better controlling the cell fate might be
Ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolactone initiated by heteropolyacid
Cheng G, et al.
Journal of Polymer Research, 17(6), 847-851 (2010)

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