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1,3,5-trioxane

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1,3,5-trioxane

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Also known as trioxane, trioxin, formaldehyde, trimer, sym-trioxane, 1,3,5-trioxacyclohexane, s-trioxane, metaformaldehyde

1,3,5-Trioxane, sometimes also called trioxane, is a chemical compound with molecular formula CHO. It is a white, highly water-soluble solid with a chloroform-like odor. It is a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, and one of the three trioxane isomers; its molecular backbone consists of a six-membered ring with three carbon atoms alternating with three oxygen atoms.

Chemical data

Formula
C3H6O3
Molecular weight
90.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,3,5-trioxane
SMILES
C1OCOCO1
InChIKey
BGJSXRVXTHVRSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.4
Polar surface area
27.7 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
90.032
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boiling point
114.5
chemical formula
C₃H₆O₃
electric dipole moment
2.08
canonical SMILES
C1OCOCO1
ionization energy
10.30
melting point
60.2
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1,3,5-Trioxane, sometimes also called trioxane, is a chemical compound with molecular formula CHO. It is a white, highly water-soluble solid with a chloroform-like odor. It is a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, and one of the three trioxane isomers; its molecular backbone consists of a six-membered ring with three carbon atoms alternating with three oxygen atoms.

==Production== Trioxane can be obtained by the acid-catalyzed cyclic trimerization of formaldehyde in concentrated aqueous solution. 450px

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