1,2-dioxane
Sign in to save1,2-Dioxane or o-dioxane is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH)O, classified as a cyclic peroxide. Its synthesis was reported in 1956 by Criegee and Müller, who prepared it by reacting butane-1,4-diol bis(methanesulfonate) with hydrogen peroxide and distilled it as a colorless liquid. Acids and bases decompose it to gamma-hydroxybutyraldehyde.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 88.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- dioxane
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1,2-Dioxane or o-dioxane is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH)O, classified as a cyclic peroxide. Its synthesis was reported in 1956 by Criegee and Müller, who prepared it by reacting butane-1,4-diol bis(methanesulfonate) with hydrogen peroxide and distilled it as a colorless liquid. Acids and bases decompose it to gamma-hydroxybutyraldehyde.
Substituted 1,2-dioxanes have also been prepared, and some have been isolated from natural sources.