59485-08-4

Basic information

• Product Name: 2'-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxirane
• Synonyms: 2'-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxirane
• CAS NO: 59485-08-4
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₇NO₄
• Molecular Weight: 181.16
• Mol File: 59485-08-4.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 342.7°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 180.8°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.442g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 0.000147mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.612
• CAS DataBase Reference: 2'-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxirane(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 2'-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxirane(59485-08-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 2'-(4-nitrophenoxy)oxirane(59485-08-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 59485-08-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Safety Profile

Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of NOx.

InChI:InChI=1/C8H7NO4/c10-9(11)6-1-3-7(4-2-6)13-8-5-12-8/h1-4,8H,5H2

Upstream product

• 940-14-7 4-nitrophenylvinylether 

Downstream Products

• 100-02-7 4-nitro-phenol 
• 141-46-8 Glycolaldehyde 
• 125708-05-6 2-Methoxy-2-(4-nitro-phenoxy)-ethanol 

Relevant articles and documents

Effect of Ring Substituent on the Stability of the Epoxide Derived from Phenyl Vinyl Ether

Ring-substituted and unsubstituted phenoxyoxiranes were synthesized from phenyl vinyl ether derivatives by perbenzoic acid oxidation in CHCl3.The epoxides isolated from the reaction mixture were stable in aprotic solvents.On the other hand, all of the epoxides decomposed rapidly to glycolaldehyde and the corresponding phenol in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, at 37 deg C.Under these conditions, the hydrolytic decomposition followed first-order kinetics.Phenoxyoxiranes with an electron-withdrawing substituent in the benzene ring were relatively stable under aqueous conditions.The rate of decomposition was well correlated with the Hammett constant (?) of the substituent in the benzene ring.Keywords - epoxide; phenoxyoxirane; vinyl ether; hydrolysis; stability; epoxidation; Hammett constant.