Anodyne| EO | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic | |
| Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js | |
| Molecular formula | C2H4O[1] |
| Molecular mass | 44.05 g/mol[1] |
| Density | 0.8222 at 50 °F (EPA, 1998) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3[1] |
| Appearance | Colorless ... gas at ordinary room temp and pressure; liquid below 12 °C[1] |
| Odor | Sweet[1] |
| Predicted LogP | -0.1[1] |
| Melting point | -170.5 °F (EPA, 1998)[1] |
| Boiling point | 51.3 °[1] |
| Decomposition | Liquid ethylene oxide is not detonable, but the vapor may be readily initiated into explosive decomposition.[1] |
| Solubility | Miscible (NTP, 1992)[1] |
| Chirality | achiral[2] |
| Identifiers [] | |
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| IUPAC name | oxirane[1] |
| SMILES | C1CO1[1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3-1/h1-2H2[1] |
| InChIKey | IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1] |
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Ethylene oxide
Ethylene oxide (also known as Oxirane, Epoxyethane, 1,2-Epoxyethane, Oxacyclopropane, Dihydrooxirene, Oxidoethane, Oxyfume, Ethene oxide, Dimethylene oxide or Amprolene) is a substance of the alcohol class.
Chemistry
Stereochemistry
Ethylene oxide is a achiral mixture