1,4-Dioxane

• Formula: C₄H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 88.1051
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5-1/h1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-91-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: p-Dioxane; p-Dioxan; Di(ethylene oxide); Diethylene dioxide; Diethylene ether; Dioxan; Dioxane; Dioxyethylene ether; 1,4-Diethylene dioxide; 1,4-Dioxan; 1,4-Dioxacyclohexane; Glycol ethylene ether; Tetrahydro-p-dioxin; Diokan; Dioksan; Diossano-1,4; Dioxaan-1,4; Dioxan-1,4; Dioxane-1,4; Dioxanne; NCI-C03689; Tetrahydro-1,4-dioxin; p-Dioxin, tetrahydro-; Rcra waste number U108; UN 1165; 1,4-Dioxin, tetrahydro-; 1,4-Diethyleneoxide; Glycol ethylene ether 8; NE 220; NSC 8728
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References

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Guieu, Carbonnel, et al., 1985
Guieu, R.; Carbonnel, L.; Kehiaian, H.V., Solutions solides organiques I. Etude des diagrammes de phases des systemes oxanne ou 1,4-dioxanne + cyclohexane, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1985, 1985, 709. [all data]

Goates, Ott, et al., 1964
Goates, J.R.; Ott, J.B.; Mangelson, N.F., Solid-Liquid Phase Equil. in Binary Mixt. of Silicon Tetrachloride, Silicon Tetrabromide, and Tin Tetrachloride with Benzene, p-Xylene and p-Dioxane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1964, 9, 330. [all data]

Ott, Goates, et al., 1964
Ott, J.B.; Goates, J.R.; Mangelson, N.F., Solid compound formation in the ccl(4) mixtures of p-dioxane with ccl(4), cbrcl(3), and cfcl(3): solid-liquid phase equilibria in binary and cfcl(3) systems, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1964, 9, 203. [all data]

Schott, 1961
Schott, H., Densities, Refractive Indices, and Molar Refractions of the System Water-Dioxane at 25 C, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1961, 6, 19-20. [all data]

Osipov, Panina, et al., 1960
Osipov, O.A.; Panina, M.A.; Yagubyan, E.S., Heats of Mixing Dioxane with Chloroform and o-Toluidine, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1960, 30, 2127-30. [all data]

Kennard and McCusker, 1948
Kennard, S.M.S.; McCusker, P.A., Some systems of carbon halides with dixane, pyridine and cyclohexane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 3375. [all data]

Hojendahl, 1946
Hojendahl, K., Dielectric Constant, Viscosity, Surface Tension, and Critical Data of Boron Tribromide, Dioxane, and Ethylene Dichloride, Mat.-Fys. Medd. - K. Dan. Vidensk. Selsk., 1946, 24, 1. [all data]

Crenshaw, Cope, et al., 1938
Crenshaw, J.L.; Cope, A.C.; Finkelstein, N.; Rogan, R., The Dioxanates of the Mercuric Halides, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 2308. [all data]

Timmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1937
Timmermans, J.; Hennaut-Roland, M., Works from International Bureau at Physical-Chemical Standards. VIII. Physical constants of 20 organic compounds, J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1937, 34, 693. [all data]

Gallaugher and Hibbert, 1936
Gallaugher, A.F.; Hibbert, H., Studies on reactions relating to carbohydrates and polysaccharides: xlix molecular weight, molar refraction, freezing point and other properties of the polyethylene glycols and their derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 813. [all data]

Hovorka, Schaefer, et al., 1936
Hovorka, Frank; Schaefer, Ralph A.; Dreisbach, Dale, The System Dioxane and Water, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 11, 2264-2267, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01302a051 . [all data]

Sutton and Brockway, 1935
Sutton, L.E.; Brockway, L.O., The Electron Diffraction Investigation of the Molecular Structures of (1) Chlorine Monoxide, Oxygen Fluoride, Dimethyl Ether, and 1,4-Dioxane and of (2) Methyl Chloride, Methylene CHloride, and Chlor, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1935, 57, 473. [all data]

Gillis and Delaunois, 1934
Gillis, J.; Delaunois, A., Melting point, boiling point, refractive indices and densities of the system water - 1,4 dioxane, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1934, 53, 186-90. [all data]

Roth and Meyer, 1933
Roth, W.A.; Meyer, I., Some Physical-chemical Contants of Dioxane, Z. Elektrochem. Angew. Phys. Chem., 1933, 39, 35-7. [all data]

Smyth and Walls, 1931
Smyth, C.P.; Walls, W.S., Electric moment and molecular structure: IV the glycols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1931, 53, 2115-22. [all data]

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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