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Trimethylene oxide

Catalog No. A14452 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 503-30-0 Website
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Purity 97% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
三甲撑氧
IUPAC name
oxetane
IUPAC Traditional name
oxetane
Synonyms
Oxetane

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00005167
Merck Index 149715
CAS Number 503-30-0
EC Number 207-964-3
Beilstein Number 102382

PROPERTIES

Purity 97%
Boiling Point 49-50°C
Density 0.891
Flash Point -28°C(-18°F)
Melting Point -97°C
Refractive Index 1.3930
GHS Pictograms GHS02
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Hazard statements H225-H302-H312-H332
European Hazard Symbols X
European Hazard Symbols Flammable Flammable (F)
GHS Precautionary statements P210-P241-P303+P361+P353-P302+P352-P403+P235-P501A
Risk Statements 11-20/21/22
RTECS RQ6825000
Safety Statements 9-16-26-29
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 3
UN Number UN1993
Packing Group II

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • 3-Carbon fragment, useful for the synthesis of 3-substituted propanols by reaction with Grignards: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 73, 124 (1951), or organolithiums in the presence of CuBr: Tetrahedron Lett., 1095 (1976).
  • Reaction with K metal: 18-crown-6 complex provides a one pot metallation reaction yielding a comparatively stable product for use in further metallation reactions: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1513 (1991).