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1,3-dioxetanedione

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1,3-dioxetanedione

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Also known as 1,3-dioxacyclobutane-2,4-dione

The chemical compound 1,3-dioxetanedione, or 1,3-dioxacyclobutane-2,4-dione, also known as dicarbonic anhydride, is a hypothetical oxide of carbon with formula C2O4. It can be considered a cyclic dimer of carbon dioxide (CO2) or as a double ketone of 1,3-dioxetane (1,3-dioxacyclobutane).

Chemical data

Formula
C2O4
Molecular weight
88.02 g/mol
IUPAC name
1,3-dioxetane-2,4-dione
SMILES
C1(=O)OC(=O)O1
InChIKey
IUPJSFOHUQGEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.4
Polar surface area
52.6 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
oxocarbon
Mass
87.979658
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chemical formula
C₂O₄
canonical SMILES
C1(=O)OC(=O)O1
Commons category
1,3-Dioxetanedione
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The chemical compound 1,3-dioxetanedione, or 1,3-dioxacyclobutane-2,4-dione, also known as dicarbonic anhydride, is a hypothetical oxide of carbon with formula C2O4. It can be considered a cyclic dimer of carbon dioxide (CO2) or as a double ketone of 1,3-dioxetane (1,3-dioxacyclobutane).

Theoretical calculations indicate that the compound would be extremely unstable at room temperature (half-life of less than 1.1 μs) but may be stable at −196 °C.

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