2,3-Epoxybutane

C4H8OCAS 3266-23-772.11 g/mol

O
EpoxideEther

Properties

Molecular formula
C4H8O
Molar mass
72.11 g/mol
Exact mass
72.0575 Da
Density
0.837 g/mL (at 51 °C)
Boiling point
64–78 °C
Flash point
-17.8 °C
Water solubility
≥ 100 g/L (20 °C)
logP
0.79Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
12.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Irritant (GHS07)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Aggregated from 156 ECHA notifications, via PubChem; a share says how many notifiers assign that statement.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P317, P318, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
3266-23-7
SMILES
CC1OC1C
InChIKey
PQXKWPLDPFFDJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5-3/h3-4H,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

9 names
  • 2-Butene oxide
  • 2-Butene epoxide
  • Oxirane, 2,3-dimethyl-
  • Butane, 2,3-epoxy-
  • 2,3-Dimethyloxirane
  • β-Oxybutene
  • β-Butylene oxide
  • 2,3-Butylene oxide
  • 2-Butylene oxide

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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