2-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 497-26-7

2-METHYL-1,3-DIOXOLANE

EINECS NO. 207-841-4
FORMULA C4H8O2
MOL WT. 88.11
H.S. CODE  

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50: 3000 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 2-Methyl-1,3-dioxacyclopentane; 2-Methyldioxolane;
Acetaldehyde ethylene acetal;

DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE clear liquid
MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT

82 - 83 C

SPECIFIC GRAVITY 0.98 - 0.99
SOLUBILITY IN WATER very soluble

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS Health: 2 Flammability: 3 Reactivity: 2

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.389
FLASH POINT -2 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Moisture Sensitive.

DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS

Cyclic ethers have ring structure where the oxygen has become part of the ring. The term of epoxide indicate three membered cyclic ether (also called oxirane); four membered cyclic ether is called oxetane; five membered cyclic ether, furan (or oxolane); six membered cyclic ether, pyran (also called oxane) respectively. Their unhindered oxygen atom carries two unshared pairs of electrons - a structure which favors the formation of coordination complexes and the solvation of cations. Cyclic ethers are used as important solvents, as chemical intermediate and as monomer for ring-opening polymerization.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

PURITY

99.5% max

WATER

0.05% max

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 2 (Packing Group: II)
UN NO. 1003
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: F XI, Risk Phrases: 11-36, Safety Phrases: 16-26