1,3-Dioxane

The three isomers of dioxane. Small blue numbers show numbering of atoms in rings.

1,3-Dioxane or m-dioxane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₄H₈O₂.

1,3-Dioxanes and 1,3-dioxolanes are prepared from carbonyl compounds with 1,3-propanediol or 1,2-ethanediol in the presence of Brönsted or Lewis acid catalysts.

See also

• 1,2-Dioxane
• 1,4-Dioxane

References

This article about a heterocyclic compound is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Dioxanes Heterocyclic compound stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? m-Cresol Meta-information Look at other dictionaries: Dioxane (disambiguation) — Dioxane is the common name for 1,4 dioxane The three isomers of dioxane. Small blue numbers show numbering of atoms in rings. Dioxane may also refer to: 1,2 dioxane 1,3 dioxane …   Wikipedia Dioxane tetraketone — IUPAC name 1,4 Dioxane 2,3,5,6 tetrone …   Wikipedia dioxane — [dī äks′ān΄] n. [ DI 1 + OX + ANE] a colorless, liquid ether, C4H8O2, prepared from ethylene oxide or glycol and used as a solvent for fats, etc. and in cosmetics, deodorants, etc …   English World dictionary Dioxane —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Dioxine. Le dioxane est un éther couronne de six atomes, possédant deux fonctions éther. Il existe trois isomères du dioxane, le 1,4 dioxane, le 1,3 dioxane et le 1,2 dioxane en raison de la position des deux… …   Wikipédia en Français dioxane — also dioxan noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1912 a flammable toxic liquid diether C4H8O2 used especially as a solvent …   New Collegiate Dictionary dioxane — /duy ok sayn/, n. Chem. a colorless, flammable, liquid cyclic ether, C4H8O2, having a faint, pleasant odor: used chiefly in the varnish and silk industries and as a dehydrator in histology. [1910 15; DI 1 + OX(Y) 2 + ANE] * * * …   Universalium dioxane — noun Any of a class of six membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring …   Wiktionary dioxane — 1,4 D.; a colorless liquid used as a solvent for cellulose esters and in histology as a drying agent. SYN: 1,4 diethylene dioxide. * * * di·ox·ane dī äk .sān also di·ox·an sən, .san n a flammable toxic liquid C4H8O2 used esp. as a solvent and as… …   Medical dictionary dioxane — n. chemical substance used in the silk industry and as a drying agent …   English contemporary dictionary dioxane — [dʌɪ ɒkseɪn] (also dioxan an) noun Chemistry a colourless toxic heterocyclic compound used as an organic solvent …   English new terms dictionary dioxane — di·ox·ane …   English syllables 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”