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1,2-epoxybutane

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1,2-epoxybutane

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Also known as 1-butene oxide, 1,2-butyleneoxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, 1,2-buteneoxide, 1,2-butene oxide, ethyloxirane

1,2-Epoxybutane is an organic compound with the formula CH(O)CHCHCH. It is a chiral epoxide prepared by oxidation of 1-butene.

Chemical data

Formula
C4H8O
Molecular weight
72.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-ethyloxirane
SMILES
CCC1CO1
InChIKey
RBACIKXCRWGCBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.8
Polar surface area
12.5 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
72.058
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chemical formula
C₄H₈O
canonical SMILES
CCC1CO1
Commons category
1,2-Epoxybutane
ionization energy
10.15
melting point
-57.2
boiling point
63.3
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Contents
  • Synthesis and reactions
  • Further reading
  • References

1,2-Epoxybutane is an organic compound with the formula CH(O)CHCHCH. It is a chiral epoxide prepared by oxidation of 1-butene.

==Synthesis and reactions== 1,2-Epoxybutane undergoes ring-opening reactions, e.g. to give the chlorohydrin.

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