2-(Oxetan-3-yl)ethan-1-ol

2-(Oxetan-3-yl)ethan-1-ol structure
Structural Feature
Reactive Feature
Application Context
CAS Number251922-46-0
EC/List No.859-262-7
Molecular FormulaC5H10O2
Molecular Weight102.13 g/mol
AppearanceColorless to light yellow liquid
SMILESOCCC1COC1
InChIKeyLBOMVZHWFXVFLY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Description2-(Oxetan-3-yl)ethanol, a bifunctional building block with oxetane and hydroxyethyl. Oxetane is widely used as a carbonyl bioisostere in drug design.
ApplicationsPharmaceutical intermediate; oxetane; oxygen building block
Hazard ClassAcute Tox. 4 (Oral); Skin Irrit. 2; Eye Irrit. 2; STOT SE 3 (Resp)
Hazard StatementsH302; H315; H319; H335
Precautionary StatementsP261; P264; P270; P271; P280; P301+P312; P302+P352; P304+P340; P305+P351+P338; P312; P321; P330; P332+P313; P337+P313; P362; P403+P233; P405; P501

Calculated / Predicted Properties

Estimated Boiling Point206 °C (predicted)
Estimated Density1.051 g/cm³ (predicted)