1,3-Dioxetanedione

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1,3-Dioxetanedione
Skeletal formula of 1,3-dioxetanedione
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,3-Dioxetane-2,4-dione[1]
Other names
Dicarbonic anhydride
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C2O4/c3-1-5-2(4)6-1 ☒N
    Key: IUPJSFOHUQGEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • O=C1OC(=O)O1
Properties
C2O4
Molar mass 88.018 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The

1,3-dioxetane
(1,3-dioxacyclobutane).

Theoretical calculations indicate that the compound would be extremely unstable at room temperature (half-life of less than 1.1 μs) but may be stable at −196 °C.[2]

References

  1. ^ "CID 17801328 - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 4 December 2007. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. ^ Errol Lewars (1996), Polymers and oligomers of carbon dioxide: ab initio and semiempirical calculations. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, Volume 363, Number 1, pp. 1–15.