1,2-Dioxane or ''o''-dioxane is an
organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other carbon atoms), millions of organic compounds are known. The ...
with the molecular formula (CH)O, classified as a cyclic
peroxide
In chemistry, peroxides are a group of compounds with the structure , where R = any element. The group in a peroxide is called the peroxide group or peroxo group. The nomenclature is somewhat variable.
The most common peroxide is hydrogen p ...
. Its synthesis was reported in 1956 by
Criegee
Rudolf Criegee (* May 23, 1902 in Düsseldorf; †November 7, 1975 in Karlsruhe) was a German organic chemist.
Early life
Criegee's family was wealthy. His father worked as a court director. The family was national liberal, Prussian and Prot ...
and Müller, who prepared it by reacting butane-1,4-diol bis(methanesulfonate) with
hydrogen peroxide
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula . In its pure form, it is a very pale blue liquid that is slightly more viscous than water. It is used as an oxidizer, bleaching agent, and antiseptic, usually as a dilute solution (3%†...
and distilled it as a colorless liquid. Acids and bases decompose it to
''gamma''-hydroxybutyraldehyde.
Substituted 1,2-dioxanes have also been prepared, and some have been isolated from natural sources.
See also
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1,3-Dioxane
1,3-Dioxane or ''m''-dioxane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C4H8O2. It is a saturated six-membered heterocycle with two oxygen atoms in place of carbon atoms at the 1- and 3- positions. The corresponding five-membered rings are ...
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1,4-Dioxane
1,4-Dioxane () is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether. The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers ( 1,2- ...
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Dioxanes
Organic peroxides
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