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1,4-dioxane

123-91-1C4H8O288.106 g/mol

A dioxane with oxygen atoms at positions 1 and 4. — ChEBI

Safety references

Safety documents & references

2 indexed references
US · NIOSH

Occupational chemical safety guide

Dioxane

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JP · NITE

Government GHS classification

R06-B-009-JNIOSH · FY2024

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number123-91-1ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC4H8O2ChEBI ↗
Molar mass88.106 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass88.05243 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:47032ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass88.11 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass88.052429494 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP-0.3PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)18.5PubChem ↗
H-bond donors0PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors2PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds0PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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1,4-dioxane
1,4-dioxane
RYHBNJHYFVUHQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
C1COCCO1
InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-6-4-3-5-1/h1-4H2

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

metabolitenon-polar solventcarcinogenic agent

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Safety classification · Japan

NITE / Japanese government
Japan · FY2024 source classification
1,4-Dioxane · R06-B-009-JNIOSH
EndpointReported classification
Flammable liquidsCategory 2
Acute toxicity (Inhalation: Vapours)Category 4
Serious eye damage/eye irritationCategory 2
CarcinogenicityCategory 1B
Specific target organ toxicity - Single exposureCategory 3 (narcotic effects, respiratory tract irritation)
Specific target organ toxicity - Repeated exposureCategory 1 (central nervous system, respiratory organs, liver, kidney)

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.01135 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 4 atoms
54.53%
O
Oxygen · 2 atoms
36.32%
H
Hydrogen · 8 atoms
9.15%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:47032

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 31275 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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