Oxepane

Oxepane is a heterocyclic chemical compound with the formula C₆H₁₂O: a cycloheptane in which one methylene group is replaced by oxygen.[1].

Oxepane

Names
IUPAC name Oxepane
Other names Hexamethylene oxide
Identifiers
CAS Number	592-90-5^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:49106^N
ChemSpider	11129^N
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.890
EC Number	209-777-2
PubChem CID	11618
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1060471
InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-2-4-6-7-5-3-1/h1-6H2^N Key: UHHKSVZZTYJVEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N
SMILES C1CCCOCC1
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O
Molar mass	100.15888
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Oxepane can be polymerized by cationic initiators such as (C₂H₅)₃OSbCl₆ to form a crystalline solid with a melting point around 56–58 °C.[2]

References

1. "Oxepane (Compound)". PubChem. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
2. Takeo Saegusa; Toshiaki Shiota; Shu-ichi Matsumoto; Hiroyasu Fujii (1972). "Ring-opening Polymerization of Oxepane". Polymer Journal. 3 (1): 40–43. doi:10.1295/polymj.3.40. ISSN 1349-0540.