Oxepin

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Oxepin
IUPAC name Oxepine
Other names Oxacycloheptatriene
Benzene oxide
Identifiers
CAS number [291-70-3]
PubChem 6451477
SMILES C1=CC=COC=C1
Properties
Molecular formula C6H6O
Molar mass 94.11 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Oxepin is an oxygen-containing heterocycle consisting of a seven-membered ring with three double bonds. It exists as an equilibrium mixture with benzene oxide. The oxepin-benzene oxide system has fluctuating bonds in which the equilibrium can be shifted to one extreme or the other by suitable substituents.[1]

Oxepin-benzene oxide equilibrium
Oxepin-benzene oxide equilibrium


[edit] References

  1. ^ E. Vogel and H. Günther. "Benzene Oxide-Oxepin Valence Tautomerism" 6 (5): 385 - 401. 
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