CAS 17455-13-9 18-Crown-6 - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

NAVIGATION

18-Crown-6

PRICE INQUIRY

Catalog Number

ACM17455139-4

CAS Number

17455-13-9

Product Name

18-Crown-6

Structure

Category

Other Electronic Materials

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

Purity

>98.0%(GC)

Application

18-Crown-6 serves as a versatile phase-transfer catalyst, playing a critical role in facilitating various chemical reactions. This slightly yellow solid is particularly effective in promoting the N-alkylation of heterocyclic compounds and the allylation of functionalized aldehydes. As a crown ether, it is structurally defined by a cyclooctadecane framework where six carbon atoms are replaced with oxygen atoms, enhancing its ability to complex with certain metal ions and organic molecules, thus improving reaction efficiency and selectivity.

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