- Isoxazole
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IUPACName=isoxazole
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Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=288-14-2
PubChem=9254
SMILES=C1=CON=C1
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C3H3NO
MolarMass=69.06202
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Density=1.075 g/ml
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BoilingPt=95 °C
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Section3= Chembox Hazards
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Autoignition=Isoxazole is an
azole with an oxygen atom next to the nitrogen.Isoxazoles are found in some natural products, such as
ibotenic acid . Isoxazoles also form the basis for a number of drugs, including the COX-2 inhibitorvaldecoxib (Bextra ).Furoxan is anitric oxide donor.See also
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Oxazole , an analog with thenitrogen atom in position 3.
*Pyrrole , an analog without theoxygen atom.
*Furan , an analog without the nitrogen atom.
*Simple aromatic ring sExternal links
* [http://www.organic-chemistry.org/synthesis/heterocycles/isoxazoles.shtm Synthesis of isoxazoles (overview of recent methods)]
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