Trioxane
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Isomer
In chemistry, isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas. Isomers do not necessarily share similar properties, unless they also have the same functional groups. There are many different classes of isomers, like stereoisomers, enantiomers, geometrical...
ic organic compound
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
s having the molecular formula C3H6O3. Each contains a six membered ring with three carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...
atoms and three oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
atoms.
The two isomers are
- 1,2,4-Trioxane1,2,4-Trioxane1,2,4-Trioxane is one of the isomers of trioxane. It has the molecular formula C3H6O3 and consists of a six membered ring with three carbon atoms and three oxygen atoms. The two adjacent oxygen atoms form a peroxide functional group and the other forms an ether functional group...
, a hypothetical compound that occurs as a structural element of some antimalarial agents. - 1,3,5-Trioxane1,3,5-Trioxane1,3,5-Trioxane, sometimes also called trioxin, is a chemical compound with molecular formula C3H6O3. It is a stable cyclic trimer of formaldehyde, and one of the two trioxane isomers; its molecular backbone consists of a six membered ring with three carbon atoms alternating with three oxygen...
, a trimer of formaldehydeFormaldehydeFormaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2O. It is the simplest aldehyde, hence its systematic name methanal.Formaldehyde is a colorless gas with a characteristic pungent odor. It is an important precursor to many other chemical compounds, especially for polymers...
used as fuel and in plastics manufacture.