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oxetane
Sign in to saveAlso 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
- Subclass of
- heterocyclic compound
- 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.
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