ε-Caprolactone

Cat.No ACM502443-3

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CAS	502-44-3
Catalog Number	ACM502443-3
Synonyms	6-Caprolactone monomer, 6-Hexanolactone, 2-Oxepanone
IUPAC Name	oxepan-2-one
Molecular Weight	114.14
Molecular Formula	C6H10O2
Canonical SMILES	O=C1CCCCCO1
InChI	1S/C6H10O2/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-8-6/h1-5H2
InChI Key	PAPBSGBWRJIAAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point	97-98 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)
Melting Point	-18.0 °C;-1.5 °C
Flash Point	127 °C o.c.
Density	1.03 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
Solubility	Solubility in water: miscible
Assay	97%
Autoignition Temperature	204 °C
Beilstein REAXYS Number	106919
EC Number	207-938-1
MDL Number	MFCD00003267
NACRES	NA.23
Packaging	Packaging 100, 500 g in poly bottle
PubChem ID	329762090
Quality Level	200
Refractive Index	n20/D 1.463 (lit.)
Vapor Density	3.9 (vs air)
Vapor Pressure	0.01 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Description ε-caprolactone is a cyclic ester. Ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by, tributylin n butoxide, ethyl magnesium bromide, or samarium acetate or heteropolyacid, leads to the formation of poly caprolactone (PCL).

Application ε-caprolactone is popularly used in the preparation of poly caprolactone (PCL).

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