Dioxolane

Dioxolane[1]
IUPAC name Dioxolane
Other names 1,3-dioxolane, formal glycol[2]
Identifiers
CAS number	646-06-0 Y
PubChem	138198
ChemSpider	121835 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O1CCOC1
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-3H2 Y Key: SNQXJPARXFUULZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C3H6O2/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-3H2 Key: SNQXJPARXFUULZ-UHFFFAOYAS
Properties
Molecular formula	C3H6O2
Molar mass	74.08 g/mol
Density	1.06 g/cm3
Melting point	-95 °C, 178 K, -139 °F
Boiling point	75 °C, 348 K, 167 °F
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Infobox references

Dioxolane is an heterocyclic acetal with the chemical formula (CH₂)₂O₂CH₂. It is related to tetrahydrofuran by interchange of one oxygen for a CH₂ group. The corresponding saturated 6-membered C₄O₂ rings are called dioxanes. The isomeric 1,2-dioxolane (wherein the two oxygen centers are adjacent) is an peroxide. 1,3-Dioxolane is used as a solvent and as a comonomer in polyacetals.

Dioxolanes as a class of compounds

Dioxolanes are a group of organic compounds containing the dioxolane ring. Dioxolanes can be prepared by acetalization of aldehydes and ketalization of ketones with ethylene glycol.^[3] (+)-cis-Dioxolane is the trivial name for L-(+)-cis-2-methyl-4-trimethylammoniummethyl-1,3-dioxolane iodide which is a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.

See also

• Dioxane

References

1. ^ 1,3-Dioxolane at Sigma-Aldrich
2. ^ formal glycol - PubChem Public Chemical Database
3. ^ R. A. Daignault, E. L. Eliel (1973), "2-Cyclohexyloxyethanol (involves acetalisation of cyclohexanone)", Org. Synth., http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/orgsyn/prepContent.asp?prep=CV5P0303 ; Coll. Vol. 5: 303 

External links

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