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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.08
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-879-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
79763
MDL number:
vapor density
2 (vs air)
Quality Level
vapor pressure
29.43 psi ( 55 °C), 8.59 psi ( 20 °C)
product line
ReagentPlus®
assay
≥99%
autoignition temp.
1378 °F
expl. lim.
37 %
refractive index
n20/D 1.366 (lit.)
bp
34 °C (lit.)
mp
−112 °C (lit.)
density
0.83 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
shipped in
wet ice
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
CC1CO1
InChI
1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3
InChI key
GOOHAUXETOMSMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
(±)-Propylene oxide is an organic compound used as an intermediate in several chemical reactions. It readily reacts with active hydrogen atoms.
Application
Used in the production of polyether polyols, propylene glycols, propylene glycol ethers.Used as an intermediate to produce ammonium type complex to remove thin films of petroleum from water surfaces.
Packaging
Other Notes
The article number 110205-4X1L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 110205-1L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Danger
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 1B - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
-36.4 °F - Equilibrium method
flash_point_c
-38 °C - Equilibrium method
ppe
Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles
Regulatory Information
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Josep Casamada Ribot et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 46(37), 6971-6973 (2010-08-24)
The aqueous gelation of a quaternary ammonium oligo(propylene oxide)-based ionic liquid yields ion gels with a reverse thermoresponsive behavior (i.e., mechanical moduli and viscosity increase with temperature) and enhanced ionic conductivities.
Enantioselective complexation of chiral propylene oxide by an enantiopure water-soluble cryptophane.
Aude Bouchet et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76(10), 4178-4181 (2011-04-08)
ECD and NMR experiments show that the complexation of propylene oxide (PrO) within the cavity of an enantiopure water-soluble cryptophane 1 in NaOH solution is enantioselective and that the (R)-PrO@PP-1 diastereomer is more stable than the (S)-PrO@PP-1 diastereomer with a
Denis Merlet et al.
Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997), 209(2), 315-322 (2011-02-25)
The application of the G-SERFph pulse sequence is presented on enantiomeric mixtures dissolved in a chiral liquid crystal. It aims at editing, within one single 2D spectrum, every proton coupling which is experienced by a given proton site in the
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 110205-100ML | 04061838695017 |
| 110205-1L | 04061837750007 |
| 110205-18L-KL | 04061837749995 |
| 110205-500ML | 04061838695024 |


