1,2-Dioxolane

1,2-Dioxolane
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dioxolane
Systematic IUPAC name
1,2-Dioxacyclopentane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-3H2 checkY
    Key: SNQXJPARXFUULZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • C1COOC1
Properties
C3H6O2
Molar mass 74.079 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

1,2-Dioxolane is a chemical compound with formula C3H6O2, consisting of a ring of three carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in adjacent positions. Its condensed structural formula is [–(CH
2)3–O–O–].[1][2]

The compound is an organic peroxide, specifically an endoperoxide, and a structural isomer of the much more common 1,3-dioxolane, which is often called simply "dioxolane".

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