(2R)-2-Ethyloxirane

Names

[ Name ]:
(2R)-2-Ethyloxirane

[Synonym ]:
MFCD02683445
(S)-(-)-Ethylethylene Oxide
(S)-(-)-Ethyloxirane
(2R)-2-Ethyloxirane
(S)-(-)-Butylene Oxide
Oxirane, 2-ethyl-, (2S)-
Oxirane, 2-ethyl-, (2R)-
(2S)-2-Ethyloxirane
(S)-(-)-1,2-Epoxybutane

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.9±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
63.4±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₈O

[ Molecular Weight ]:
72.106

[ Flash Point ]:
-12.2±0.0 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
72.057518

[ PSA ]:
12.53000

[ LogP ]:
0.66

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
183.8±0.1 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.407

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS05, GHS07, GHS08

[ Signal Word ]:
Danger

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H225-H302-H312-H314-H332-H351

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P210-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P310

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

[ Hazard Codes ]:
F;T

[ Risk Phrases ]:
20/21/22-34-40

[ Safety Phrases ]:
16-26-27-36/37/39-45

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3022 3/PG 2

[ WGK Germany ]:
3

[ Packaging Group ]:
II

[ Hazard Class ]:
3.0

[ HS Code ]:
2910900090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2910900090

[ Summary ]:
2910900090. epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:5.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Aqueous-phase aminolysis: approach for the analysis of epoxides in water.

Anal. Chem. 78(8) , 2608-2616, (2006)

Trace concentrations of small soluble epoxides are suspected byproducts of drinking water ozonation. However, adequate characterization of epoxide formation is currently limited by the lack of suitabl...

Comparative mutagenicity of structurally related aliphatic epoxides in a modified Salmonella/microsome assay.

Mutagenesis 8(5) , 387-93, (1993)

Four structurally related aliphatic epoxides (1,2-epoxypropane, 1,2-epoxyisobutane, cis- and trans-2,3-epoxybutane) have been tested in the Salmonella/microsome assay, modified for volatile substances...

Encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy following exposure to an industrial solvent.

Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 101(3) , 199-202, (1999)

A 19-year-old male developed complaints including weakness of the lower extremities and right hand, numbness, dysphagia and urinary difficulties following a 2 month exposure to an industrial solvent c...