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901591

18-Crown-6 solution

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1.0 M in THF, liquid

Synonym(s):

1,4,7,10,13,16-Hexaoxacyclooctadecane

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Linear Formula:
C12H24O6
CAS Number:
17455-13-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
MFCD00005113
Form:
liquid

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Product Name

18-Crown-6 solution, 1.0 M in THF

form

liquid

reaction suitability

core: crown ether

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Catalysis
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concentration

1.0 M in THF

density

0.944 g/mL

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Aligned

SMILES string

O1CCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCC1

InChI

1S/C12H24O6/c1-2-14-5-6-16-9-10-18-12-11-17-8-7-15-4-3-13-1/h1-12H2

InChI key

XEZNGIUYQVAUSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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Application

18-Crown-6 may be used to catalyze the N-alkylation of heterocyclic compounds and allylation of functionalized aldehydes.
Phase-transfer catalyst used in a chemoselective reduction of fused tetrazoles with NaBH4 and potassium hydroxide.
Additive for greener etherification using KF-alumina.
Additive for greener etherification using KF-alumina.

Synthesis of diaryl ethers, diaryl thioethers, and diarylamines mediated by potassium fluoride-alumina and 18-crown-6

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

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Respiratory system

supp_hazards

EUH019

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-2.0 °F

flash_point_c

-18.88 °C

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Synthesis, 3275-3275 (2006)
Phase-transfer alkylation of heterocycles in the presence of 18-crown-6 and potassium tert-butoxide.
Guida WC and Mathre DJ
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 45(16), 3172-3176 (1980)
Preparation and purification of 18-crown-6 [1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane].
Gokel GW, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 39(16), 2445-2446 (1974)
Pradeep R Varadwaj et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 115(45), 13180-13190 (2011-10-04)
Density functional theory calculations, together with quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analyses, have been performed to investigate 18-azacrown-6 complexes of the high-spin late first transition series divalent metal ions in the gas phase and, in some cases, in
Amy Hrdina et al.
Health physics, 101(2), 187-195 (2011-06-29)
A cation exchange polymer resin embedded with magnetic nanoparticles and modified with crown ether was developed for urinalysis to rapidly monitor levels of (90)Sr exposure in humans who have been involved in a nuclear event. Invention of the resin matrix
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