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540021

(S)-(−)-Propylene oxide

99%

Synonym(s):

(S)-(−)-1,2-Epoxypropane, (S)-(−)-Methyloxirane

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C3H6O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.08
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
240-241-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
79765
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
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vapor density

2 (vs air)

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

8.59 psi ( 20 °C)

assay

99%

autoignition temp.

1378 °F

expl. lim.

37 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.366 (lit.)

bp

33-34 °C (lit.)

density

0.829 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether

SMILES string

C[C@H]1CO1

InChI

1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

GOOHAUXETOMSMM-VKHMYHEASA-N

Application

  • (S)-(−)-Propylene oxide undergoes ring-opening upon treating with nucleophiles such as Grignard reagents or organolithium compounds to yield corresponding secondary alcohols.
  • It can be used in the synthesis of ligands to prepare of Pb(II) based coordination nets for the fabrication of white light-emitting diode materials.
  • It is a key starting material for the total synthesis of arenolide and (+)-aspicilin.

Legal Information

Manufactured under license by Sterling Pharma Solutions Limited, using Jacobsen HKR technology.


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-34.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-37 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves



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