Styrene oxide

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Styrene oxide
Identifiers
CAS number [96-09-3]
SMILES c1ccccc1C2CO2
Properties
Molecular formula C8H8O
Molar mass 120.15 g/mol
Appearance Colorless to light yellow liquid
Density 1.052 g/mL
Melting point

-37 °C, 236 K, -35 °F

Boiling point

194 °C, 467 K, 381 °F

Hazards
MSDS Oxford University MSDS
EU classification Harmful (XN); Corrosive (C)
R-phrases R20 R22 R34 R36 R37 R38
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox disclaimer and references

Styrene oxide is an epoxide derived from styrene. It may be prepared by the epoxidation of styrene with peroxybenzoic acid, in the Prilezhaev reaction:[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harold Hibbert and Pauline Burt (1941). "Styrene Oxide". Org. Synth.; Coll. Vol. 1: 494. 
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