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110205

Sigma-Aldrich

(±)-Propylene oxide

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

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:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
57646875
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

2 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

29.43 psi ( 55 °C)
8.59 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

autoignition temp.

1378 °F

expl. lim.

37 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.366 (lit.)

bp

34 °C (lit.)

mp

−112 °C (lit.)

density

0.83 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1CO1

InChI

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

InChI key

GOOHAUXETOMSMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

(±)-Propylene oxide is an organic compound used as an intermediate in several chemical reactions. It readily reacts with active hydrogen atoms.

Application

Used in the production of polyether polyols, propylene glycols, propylene glycol ethers.Used as an intermediate to produce ammonium type complex to remove thin films of petroleum from water surfaces.

Packaging

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Other Notes

The article number 110205-4X1L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 110205-1L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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.
Aude Bouchet et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76(10), 4178-4181 (2011-04-08)
ECD and NMR experiments show that the complexation of propylene oxide (PrO) within the cavity of an enantiopure water-soluble cryptophane 1 in NaOH solution is enantioselective and that the (R)-PrO@PP-1 diastereomer is more stable than the (S)-PrO@PP-1 diastereomer with a
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
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
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
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