Oxirane, 2,3-dimethyl-, trans-

• Formula: C₄H₈O
• Molecular weight: 72.1057
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5-3/h3-4H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m0/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PQXKWPLDPFFDJP-IMJSIDKUSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 21490-63-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • Butane, 2,3-epoxy, trans-
• Stereoisomers:
  • 2,3-Dimethyloxirane
  • Oxirane, 2,3-dimethyl-, cis-
  • 2,3-Epoxybutane
  • D(+)-trans-2,3-epoxybutane
• Other names: Butane, 2,3-epoxy-, trans-; trans-2-Butene Oxide; trans-2-Butylene Oxide; trans-2,3-Dimethyloxirane; trans-2,3-Epoxybutane; 2,3-Butylene oxide (trans); 2,3-Dimethyloxirane, trans; 2,3-Dimethyl-oxirane (E)
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  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Gas phase ion energetics data

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LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

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Ionization energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Durig J.R., 1982
Durig J.R., Vibrational spectra and torsional analysis of cis-2,3-dimethyloxirane and trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane, J. Mol. Struct., 1982, 95, 59-84. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Farchan Laboratories, 1990
Farchan Laboratories, Research Chemicals Catalog, Farchan Laboratories, Gainesville, FL, 1990, 91. [all data]

Cottle and Powell, 1936
Cottle, D.L.; Powell, L.S., The Reaction of 2,3-Epoxybutane with Grignard Reagent, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 2267. [all data]

Timmermans, 1952
Timmermans, J., Freezing points of organic compounds. VVI New determinations., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1952, 61, 393. [all data]

Wilson and Lucas, 1936
Wilson, C.E.; Lucas, H.J., Stereochemical Relationships of the Isomeric 2,3-Butanediols and Related Compounds; Evidence of Walden Inversion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 2396. [all data]

McAlduff and Houk, 1977
McAlduff, E.J.; Houk, K.N., Photoelectron spectra of substituted oxiranes and thiiranes. Substituent effects on ionization potentials involving σ orbitals, Can. J. Chem., 1977, 55, 318. [all data]

Tarjan, Nyiredy, et al., 1989
Tarjan, G.; Nyiredy, Sz.; Gyor, M.; Lombosi, E.R.; Lombosi, T.S.; Budahegyi, M.V.; Meszaros, S.Y.; Takacs, J.M., Review. Thirtieth Anniversary of the Retention Index According to Kovats in Gas-Liquid Chromatography, J. Chromatogr., 1989, 472, 1-92, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)94099-8 . [all data]

Boneva and Dimov, 1987
Boneva, S.; Dimov, N., Gas chromatographic separation of C₄-C₅ epoxides on a glass capillary column coated with OV-101 methylsilicone, Chromatographia, 1987, 23, 10, 770-772, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02312672 . [all data]

Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978
Bogoslovsky, Yu.N.; Anvaer, B.I.; Vigdergauz, M.S., Chromatographic constants in gas chromatography (in Russian), Standards Publ. House, Moscow, 1978, 192. [all data]

Kurdina, Markovich, et al., 1969
Kurdina, Z.G.; Markovich, V.E.; Sakharov, V.M., Gas chromatography of cyclic O-containing compounds in Gas chromatography, Issue # 10, NIITEKhim, Moscow, 1969, 128-133. [all data]

Farkas, Héberger, et al., 2004
Farkas, O.; Héberger, K.; Zenkevich, I.G., Quantitative structure-retention relationships. XIV. Prediction of gas chromatographic retention indices for saturated O-, N-, and S-heterocyclic compounds, Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst., 2004, 72, 2, 173-184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2004.01.012 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point

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