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8.21862

Epoxycyclohexane

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Epoxycyclohexane, 7-Oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, Cyclohexene oxide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
98.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
EC Index Number:
206-007-7
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
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vapor pressure

12 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

335 °C

potency

1060 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), 612 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

expl. lim.

1.2-6.5 % (v/v)

bp

131-132 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-27 °C

transition temp

flash point 24 °C

density

0.97 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

O1C2C1CCCC2

InChI

1S/C6H10O/c1-2-4-6-5(3-1)7-6/h5-6H,1-4H2

InChI key

ZWAJLVLEBYIOTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • Enantioselective Sensing for Catalyst Screening: A study discussed the use of epoxycyclohexane in the development of enantioselective sensing approaches, demonstrating its application in fluorous phase for high-throughput catalyst screening, crucial for pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries (Wu et al., 2021).

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.972 - 0.973
Identity (IR): passes test


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Muta. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

75.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

24 °C - closed cup



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