Molecule record

1,4-DIOXANE

C4H8O2

88.11 g/mol

2D structure for 1,4-DIOXANE

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H8O2
Molar mass
88.11 g·mol−1
Exact mass
88.0524 Da
1
0
2
18.50 Ų
-0.3 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
123-91-1
PubChem CID
31275

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
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Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Aromatic ring
Ether
Phenol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-0.3PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1,4-Diethylene dioxide
  • 1,4-Dioxacyclohexane
  • 1,4-Dioxan
  • 123-91-1
  • Di(ethylene oxide)
  • Diethylene dioxide
  • Diethylene ether
  • Diokan
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Dioksan
  • Dioxan
  • Dioxan-1,4
  • Dioxane
  • Dioxane-1,4
  • Dioxanne
  • Dioxyethylene ether
  • Glycol ethylene ether
  • Tetrahydro-1,4-dioxin
  • Tetrahydro-p-dioxin
  • Tetrahydro-para-dioxin
  • p-Dioxan
  • p-Dioxane
  • para-Dioxane

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C1COCCO1
Isomeric SMILES
C1COCCO1
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5-1/h1-4H2
InChIKey
RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
31275

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
1100 cm−1C-O ether (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

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Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for 1,4-DIOXANE; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

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