Oxepane
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Preferred IUPAC name Oxepane | |
Other names Hexamethylene oxide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.890 |
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C6H12O | |
Molar mass | 100.15888 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Oxepane is a heterocyclic chemical compound with the formula C6H12O: a cycloheptane in which one methylene group is replaced by oxygen.[1]
Oxepane can be polymerized by cationic initiators such as (C2H5)3OSbCl6 to form a crystalline solid with a melting point around 56–58 °C.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oxepane (Compound)". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Takeo Saegusa; Toshiaki Shiota; Shu-ichi Matsumoto; Hiroyasu Fujii (1972). "Ring-opening Polymerization of Oxepane". Polymer Journal. 3 (1): 40–43. doi:10.1295/polymj.3.40. ISSN 1349-0540.