Oxepane is a heterocyclic chemical compound with the formula C6H12O: a cycloheptane in which one methylene group is replaced by oxygen.[1]

Oxepane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Oxepane
Other names
Hexamethylene oxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.890 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-777-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-2-4-6-7-5-3-1/h1-6H2 ☒N
    Key: UHHKSVZZTYJVEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • C1CCCOCC1
Properties
C6H12O
Molar mass 100.15888
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Oxepane can be polymerized by cationic initiators such as (C2H5)3OSbCl6 to form a crystalline solid with a melting point around 56–58 °C.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Oxepane (Compound)". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Takeo Saegusa; Toshiaki Shiota; Shu-ichi Matsumoto; Hiroyasu Fujii (1972). "Ring-opening Polymerization of Oxepane". Polymer Journal. 3 (1): 40–43. doi:10.1295/polymj.3.40. ISSN 1349-0540.