C3H6O3
90.08 g/mol
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1,3,5-TRIOXANE
CAS110-88-3EC203-812-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
organic synthesis intermediate and disinfectant
1,3,5-Trioxane is a cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, appearing as transparent crystals or a white crystalline solid with a pleasant, chloroform-like odor. It melts at 62 °C and boils at 115 °C without polymerizing, and is used primarily as an organic synthesis intermediate and disinfectant.
organic synthesis intermediatedisinfectantnonluminous, odorless fuel
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Safety Reference
Danger
H228Flammable solid
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
1,3,5-trioxane
InChIKey
BGJSXRVXTHVRSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1OCOCO1
Synonyms (28)
- 1,3,5-TRIOXANE
- 1,3,5-Trioxacyclohexane
- 1,3,5-Trioxan
- 1,3,5-Trioxane anhydrous
- 1,5-Trioxacyclohexane
- 1,5-Trioxan
- 1,5-Trioxane
- Aldeform
- Formaldehyde, trimer
- Marvosan
- Metaformaldehyde
- Paraformal
- Triformol
- Triossimetilene
- Triossimetilene [Italian]
- Trioxan
- Trioxane
- Trioxin
- Trioxymethyleen
- Trioxymethyleen [Dutch]
- Trioxymethylen
- Trioxymethylen [German]
- Trioxymethylene
- s-Trioxan
- s-Trioxane
- s-Trixane
- sym-Trioxane