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(S)-(−)-Propylene oxide

99%

Synonym(s):

(S)-(−)-1,2-Epoxypropane, (S)-(−)-Methyloxirane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O
CAS Number:
16088-62-3
Molecular Weight:
58.08
Beilstein:
79765
EC Number:
240-241-0
MDL number:
MFCD00064312
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24878433
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

8.59 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

autoignition temp.

1378 °F

expl. lim.

37 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.366 (lit.)

bp

33-34 °C (lit.)

density

0.829 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C[C@H]1CO1

InChI

1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

GOOHAUXETOMSMM-VKHMYHEASA-N

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Application

  • (S)-(−)-Propylene oxide undergoes ring-opening upon treating with nucleophiles such as Grignard reagents or organolithium compounds to yield corresponding secondary alcohols.
  • It can be used in the synthesis of ligands to prepare of Pb(II) based coordination nets for the fabrication of white light-emitting diode materials.
  • It is a key starting material for the total synthesis of arenolide and (+)-aspicilin.

Legal Information

Manufactured under license by Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited, using Jacobsen HKR technology.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-34.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-37 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Wittig cyclization of ?-hydroxy hemiacetals: Synthesis of (+)-aspicilin.
Schmidt R, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(17), 9126-9132 (2017)
Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of Arenolide.
Liu X, et al.
Organic Letters, 20(7), 1898-1901 (2018)
White light emission and second harmonic generation from secondary group participation (SGP) in a coordination network.
He J, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(3), 1553-1559 (2012)
Amanda S Hakemian et al.
Biochemistry, 47(26), 6793-6801 (2008-06-11)
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Chromatograms

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