Dioxolane
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| Dioxolane | |
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| Chemical name | Dioxolane |
| Other names | 1,3-dioxolane |
| Chemical formula | C3H6O2 |
| Molecular mass | 74.08 g/mol |
| CAS number | [646-06-0] |
| Density | 1.0666 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | -95 °C |
| Boiling point | 75.6 °C |
| SMILES | O1COCC1 |
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Dioxolane or 1,3-dioxolane is an heterocyclic acetal with the chemical formula C3H6O2. It is an analogue of tetrahydrofuran with an additional ring oxygen atom and an analogue of the 6 membered ring 1,3-dioxane. The isomeric 1,2-dioxolane analogue is classified as a peroxide. Dioxolane is used as a solvent and as a co-monomer in polyacetals.
Dioxolanes are a group of organic compounds sharing the dioxolane ring structure. Dioxolanes can be prepared by acetalization of carbonyl groups with ethylene glycol. (+)-cis-Dioxolane is the trivial name for L-(+)-cis-2-methyl-4-trimethylammoniummethyl-1,3-dioxolane iodide which is a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.
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