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Vinylcyclohexene dioxide

purum, suitable for electron microscopy, mixture of isomers, ≥96.0% (GC)

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Synonym(s):
4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene diepoxide, 1,2-Epoxy-4-epoxyethylcyclohexane, 3-Epoxyethyl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H12O2
CAS Number:
106-87-6
Molecular Weight:
140.18
Beilstein:
106071
EC Number:
203-437-7
MDL number:
MFCD00022354
PubChem Substance ID:
57653591
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

grade

purum

Assay

≥96.0% (GC)

form

liquid

technique(s)

electron microscopy: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.477 (lit.)
n20/D 1.479

bp

230-232 °C (lit.)

density

1.094 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C1CC2OC2CC1C3CO3

InChI

1S/C8H12O2/c1-2-6-7(10-6)3-5(1)8-4-9-8/h5-8H,1-4H2

InChI key

OECTYKWYRCHAKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Vinylcyclohexene dioxide (VCD) may be used to study and understand its effect on ovarian follicles and effects on epithelial differentiation.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

224.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

107 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Determining if an ovarian mass is benign or malignant is an ongoing clinical challenge. The development of reliable animal models provides means to evaluate new diagnostic tools to more accurately determine if an ovary has benign or malignant features. Although
Tracey A Van Kempen et al.
Brain research, 1379, 176-187 (2011-01-08)
Current rodent models of menopause fail to adequately recapitulate the menopause transition. The intact aging model fails to achieve very low estrogen levels, and the ovariectomy model lacks a perimenopause phase. A new rodent model of accelerated ovarian failure (AOF)
Aileen F Keating et al.
Biology of reproduction, 84(4), 743-751 (2010-11-16)
4-Vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), an occupational chemical that specifically destroys primordial and small primary follicles in the ovaries of rats and mice, is thought to target an oocyte-expressed tyrosine kinase receptor, Kit. This study compared the temporal effect of VCD on
Sarah M Greising et al.
Experimental gerontology, 46(8), 685-693 (2011-05-17)
Estradiol (E(2)) treatment in young adult, ovariectomized mice increases physical activity and reverses deleterious effects on skeletal muscle. Here we test the hypothesis that E(2) treatment improves muscle function and physical activity in aged, ovarian-senescent mice. Plasma E(2) levels and
Connie J Kappeler et al.
Systems biology in reproductive medicine, 58(1), 57-62 (2012-01-14)
The occupational chemical 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) has been shown to cause selective destruction of ovarian small pre-antral (primordial and primary) follicles in rats and mice by accelerating the natural, apoptotic process of atresia. Chemicals that destroy primordial follicles are of
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