1,3-Dioxetane

changed changed 477205330 1,3-dioxetane.svg 80 1,3-dioxetane2.png 1,3-Dioxetane 1,3-Dioxacyclobutane correct chemspider 126850 1/C2H4O2/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2 GFAJOMHUNNCCJQ-UHFFFAOYAT O1COC1 correct chemspider 1S/C2H4O2/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2 correct chemspider GFAJOMHUNNCCJQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N changed ?? 287-50-3 correct FDA GJ6C953QG4 143777 C1OCO1 2 4 2 1,3-Dioxetane (1,3-dioxacyclobutane) is a heterocyclic organic compound with formula C2O2H4, whose backbone is a four-member ring of alternating oxygen and carbon atoms. It can be viewed as a dimer of formaldehyde (COH2). Derivatives of 1,3-dioxetane are rarely encountered as intermediates in the literature. Usually, they are prepared via [2+2] cycloadditions of two carbonyl compounds. Molecular orbital theory calculations suggest that they should be more stable than the 1,2-isomers, which are more intensively studied.Cordier, C. https://books.google.com/books?id=VSGGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA407 Science of Synthesis: Houben-Weyl Methods of Molecular Transformations Vol. 29: Acetals: Hal/X and O/O, S, Se, Te Leach, S. Nelson, A. Georg Thieme Verlag 2014 9783131720412 407 See also 1,2-Dioxetane References Category:Dioxetanes Category:Organic compounds with 2 carbon atoms