1,2-Dioxane

1,2-Dioxane.svg 100px 1,2-Dioxane o-Dioxane 5703-46-8 correct CAS 48426 122188 138570 correct FDA DK6UQU3A2W 1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-4H2 OIXUJRCCNNHWFI-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1CCOOC1 4 8 2 colorless liquid 116-117 1,2-Dioxane or o-dioxane is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH2)4O2, classified as a cyclic peroxide. Its synthesis was reported in 1956 by Criegee and Müller, who prepared it by reacting butane-1,4-diol bis(methanesulfonate) with hydrogen peroxide and distilled it as a colorless liquid. Acids and bases decompose it to gamma-hydroxybutyraldehyde.Rudolf Criegee Gerhard Müller Rudolf Criegee 1,2-Dioxan Chem. Ber. 1956 89 2 238–240 10.1002/cber.19560890209 Substituted 1,2-dioxanes have also been prepared, and some have been isolated from natural sources.Endoperoxide Synthesis by Photocatalytic Aerobic [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloadditions Parrish, Jonathan D. Ischay, Michael A. Lu, Zhan Guo, Song Peters, Noel R. Yoon, Tehshik P. Organic Letters 2012 14 6 1640–1643 10.1021/ol300428q 3306464 22372647 See also 1,3-Dioxane 1,4-Dioxane References Category:Dioxanes Category:Organic peroxides