Major Category
Plastics & Rubber
Synonyms
1,3-Dioxacyclohexane; 1,3-Propanediol formal; Trimethylene glycol methylene ether; m-Dioxin, dihydro-; meta-Dioxane; m-Dioxane; [ChemIDplus] UN1165
Description
Colorless liquid; [CAMEO] Miscible in water; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used as a monomer for acetyl resins (no evidence of current use); [HSDB]
Comments
See health effects of 1,4-Dioxane. [HSDB] The reported occupational toxicity of "dioxane" refers to the compound 1,4-Dioxane. [Sullivan, p. 1195-6] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "1,4-Dioxane."
Vapor Pressure
38.5 mm Hg
Explanatory Notes
Flash point = 2 deg C; [CAMEO] VP from ChemIDplus;
Other Information
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