Oxetene

Oxetene
IUPAC name

2H-Oxete
Identifiers
PubChem 11970569
ChemSpider 10143952 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:51195
Beilstein Reference 4652799
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Properties
Molecular formula C3H4O
Molar mass 56.06326
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Oxetene is an insaturated heterocycle. Unlike oxetane, it is unstable and has not been synthesized[1] because the double bond increases the ring strain. Synthesis of some substituted derivatives has been reported[2][3].

References

  1. ^ Acheson, R. M. (1977), An Introduction to the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, John Wiley & Sons, p. 69, ISBN 0471002682
  2. ^ Synthetic Communications, 2002, 32:23, 3611-3616
  3. ^ J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102(16), pp 5429–5430