Ethylene oxide

• Formula: C₂H₄O
• Molecular weight: 44.0526
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3-1/h1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-21-8
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• Other names: Oxirane; Dihydrooxirene; Dimethylene oxide; Epoxyethane; Ethene oxide; ETO; Oxacyclopropane; Oxane; Oxidoethane; Oxirene, dihydro-; Oxyfume; Oxyfume 12; T-Gas; 1,2-Epoxyethane; Aethylenoxid; Amprolene; Anprolene; Anproline; ENT-26263; E.O.; 1,2-Epoxyaethan; Ethyleenoxide; Etylenu tlenek; FEMA No. 2433; Merpol; NCI-C50088; α,β-Oxidoethane; Oxiraan; Oxiran; Rcra waste number U115; Sterilizing gas ethylene oxide 100%; UN 1040; Qazi-ketcham
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References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Moureu and Dode, 1937
Moureu, H.; Dode, M., Heats of Formation of Ethylene Oxide, of Ethandiol and oof Several Homologs, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1937, 4, 637-47. [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]

Maass and Boomer, 1922
Maass, O.; Boomer, E.H., Vapor Densities at Low Pressures and Over and Extended Temperature Range. I. The Properties of Ethylene Oxide Compared to Oxygen Compounds of Similar Molecular Weight, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1922, 44, 8, 1709-1728, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01429a013 . [all data]

Von Auwers and Eisenlohr, 1910
Von Auwers, K.; Eisenlohr, F., Spectrochemical studies. I. Refraction & dispersion of hydrocarbon aldehydes, ketones, acids & esters with i pair of conjug. double bonds, J. Prakt. Chem., 1910, 82, 65. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

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