Introduction
Name: oxetan-2-one*; β-propiolactone; 3-hydroxypropanoic acid lactone
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 57-57-8
Molar Mass: 72.06266 g
State of Matter: colorless liquid
Mass Percent: C 50.001 %; H 5.5947 %; O 44.404 %
Isomers: acrylic acid
Classification
Bonding
Double Bonds: 1
Triple Bonds: 0
Sigma Bonds: 9
Pi Bonds: 1
Total: 10
Carboxyl Groups: 0
Hydroxyl Groups: 0
Hybridization: double bonded carbon and oxygen are sp2; single bonded carbon and oxygen are sp3
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