Ethylene Oxide

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Formula C2H4O
IUPAC Name oxirane
Molecular Mass 44.053 g·mol−1
Heat of Formation -47.1 ± 16.7 kJ·mol−1
Dipole Moment 1.88 ± 1.08 D
Volume 61.17 Å 3
Surface Area 79.19 Å 2
HOMO Energy -10.55 ± 0.55 eV
LUMO Energy 1.88 ± eV
Point Group Symmetry C2v
Synonyms
  • 1,2-epoxyethane
  • 1-oxacycloprop-2-yne
  • alpha,beta-oxidoethane
  • alpha-hydro-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)), (chloromethyl)oxirane polymer
  • amprolene
  • anprolene
  • anproline
  • caswell no. 443
  • d.e.r. 732 epoxy resin
  • d.e.r. 736 epoxy resin
  • d03474
  • der 736
  • dihydrooxirene
  • dimethylene oxide
  • e.o.
  • ent-26263
  • epa pesticide chemical code 042301
  • epoxyethane
  • ethene oxide
  • ethox
  • ethylene oxide (30% or less), propylene oxide mixture
  • ethylene oxide, or ethlene oxide with nitrogen up to a total pressure of 1mpa (10 bar) at 50 degrees c [un1040] [poison gas]
  • eto
  • ls-1658
  • merpol
  • oxacyclopropane
  • oxidoethane
  • oxiran
  • oxirane, (chloromethyl)-, polymer with alpha-hydro-omega-hydroxypoly(oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl))
  • oxiranyl
  • oxirene, dihydro-
  • oxyfume
  • oxyfume 12
  • polypropylene glycol, (chloromethyl)oxirane polymer
  • qazi-ketcham
  • t-gas
CAS Number(s)
  • 184288-32-2
  • 19034-08-3
  • 37341-05-2
  • 99932-75-9
  • 9072-62-2
  • 75-21-8
InChIKey IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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