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1,4-Dioxane

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
Diethylene oxide, Dioxane
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H8O2
CAS Number:
123-91-1
Molecular Weight:
88.11
Beilstein:
102551
EC Number:
204-661-8
MDL number:
MFCD00006571
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329767413
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

27 mmHg ( 20 °C)
40 mmHg ( 25 °C)

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

356 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

22 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.422 (lit.)
n20/D 1.422

bp

100-102 °C (lit.)

mp

10-12 °C (lit.)

density

1.034 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

C1COCCO1

InChI

1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5-1/h1-4H2

InChI key

RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,4-Dioxane is an organic compound and an environmental contaminant, generally found in industrial waste streams and by-products. It is commonly used as an industrial solvent, in cosmetic products and household products such as lotions, soap, shampoos, bath foams.

Application

1,4-Dioxane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in water samples using different chromatography techniques.
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Signal Word

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Hazard Statements

H225,H319,H335,H350

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH019,EUH066

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Trace-level determination of 1, 4-dioxane in water by isotopic dilution GC and GC-MS
Draper.MW, et al.
Analyst, 125(8), 1403-1408 (2008)
Simultaneous determination of 22 volatile organic compounds, methyl-tert-butyl ether, 1, 4-dioxane, 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin in water by headspace solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Nakamura S and Daishima S
Analytica Chimica Acta, 548(1-2), 79-85 (2005)
Astragaloside IV promotes the eNOS/NO/cGMP pathway and improves left ventricular diastolic function in rats with metabolic syndrome.
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The Journal of international medical research, 48(1), 300060519826848-300060519826848 (2019-03-08)
Alkene trifluoromethylation coupled with C-C bond formation: construction of trifluoromethylated carbocycles and heterocycles.
Hiromichi Egami et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 52(14), 4000-4003 (2013-02-27)
Christof Aellig et al.
ChemSusChem, 5(9), 1737-1742 (2012-07-05)
The dehydration of D-fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural was studied under single-phase conditions in the low boiling solvent 1,4-dioxane at moderate temperatures in the presence of the solid acid-catalyst Amberlyst-15. The reaction was first examined and optimized under batch conditions, where it
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