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D201863

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1,4-Dioxane

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%, contains ≤25 ppm BHT as stabilizer

Synonym(s):

Diethylene oxide, Dioxane

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.11
Beilstein:
102551
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

27 mmHg ( 20 °C)
40 mmHg ( 25 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

356 °F

contains

≤25 ppm BHT as stabilizer

expl. lim.

22 %

technique(s)

thin layer chromatography (TLC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.422 (lit.)

pH

6.0-8 (20 °C, 500 g/L)

bp

100-102 °C (lit.)

mp

10-12 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C1COCCO1

InChI

1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5-1/h1-4H2

InChI key

RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

1,4-Dioxane can be used as a solvent:
  • To synthesize 1,3-diamines and amino alcohols via 2-azaallyl anion benzylic ring-opening of aziridines.
  • In the RAFT polymerization of acryclic acid.
  • In the synthesis of cross-linked triblock copolymer hydrogels.

Legal Information

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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

51.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

11 °C - closed cup


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