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oxetane

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Also known as trimethylene oxide, 1,3-epoxypropane, 1,3-trimethylene oxide, 1,3-propylene oxide

Oxetane, or 1,3-propylene oxide, is a heterocyclic organic compound with the molecular formula , having a four-membered ring with three carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.

Chemical data

Formula
C3H6O
Molecular weight
58.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
oxetane
SMILES
C1COC1
InChIKey
AHHWIHXENZJRFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.1
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
58.042
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chemical formula
C₃H₆O
Commons category
Oxetane
canonical SMILES
C1COC1
melting point
-97.0
boiling point
47.6
electric dipole moment
1.94
ionization energy
9.67
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Oxetane, or 1,3-propylene oxide, is a heterocyclic organic compound with the molecular formula , having a four-membered ring with three carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.

The term "an oxetane" or "oxetanes" refer to any organic compound containing the oxetane ring.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “oxetane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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