oxirane

PubChem Notes:

Ethylene Oxide A colorless and flammable gas at room temperature and pressure. Ethylene oxide is a bactericidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal disinfectant. It is effective against most micro-organisms, including viruses. It is used as a fumigant for foodstuffs and textiles and as an agent for the gaseous sterilization of heat-labile pharmaceutical and surgical materials. (From Reynolds, Martindale The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p794)

Molecular Formula: C2H4O


InChI: InChI=1/C2H4O/c1-2-3-1/h1-2H2

InChIKey: InChIKey=IAYPIBMASNFSPL-UHFFFAOYAX
SMILES: C1CO1

CAS number 75-21-8

Names:
    Anprolene
    epoxyethane
    ethene oxide
    ETHYLENE OXIDE
    Ethylene oxide
    Oxirane
    oxirane
    1,2-epoxyethane

Registries:
    PubChem CID 6354
    Beilstein =102378
    CAS 75-21-8 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 27561
    Gmelin 676
    Kegg C06548
    PubChem ID 10323367
    PubChem ID 8778
    UM-BBD c0527