18-Crown-6 Ether, 97+ Percent

Name: 18-Crown-6 Ether, 97+ Percent
SKU: ACM17455139-2
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Catalog NumberACM17455139-2

CAS Number17455-13-9

CategoryMacrocycles

IUPAC Name

1,4,7,10,13,16-hexaoxacyclooctadecane

Molecular Weight

264.31g/mol

Molecular Formula

C12H24O6

Canonical SMILES

C1COCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO1

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H24O6/c1-2-14-5-6-16-9-10-18-12-11-17-8-7-15-4-3-13-1/h1-12H2

InChI Key

XEZNGIUYQVAUSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

18-Crown-6 Ether, 97+ Percent, is a slightly yellow solid with a unique molecular structure where certain carbon atoms in cyclooctadecane are substituted with oxygen atoms. This gives it the distinctive ability to act as a phase-transfer catalyst. It is particularly useful in facilitating chemical reactions such as the N-alkylation of heterocyclic compounds and the allylation of functionalized aldehydes, making it an essential component in synthetic organic chemistry.

Complexity

108

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

241-473-5

Exact Mass

264.157288g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Log P

-0.68 (LogP)

MeSH Entry Terms