1,3-Dioxetanedione

1,3-Dioxetanedione
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
1,3-Dioxetane-2,4-dione[1]
Identifiers
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PubChem 17801328
Properties
C2O4
Molar mass 88.02 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The chemical compound 1,3-dioxetanedione, or 1,3-dioxacyclobutane-2,4-dione is a hypothetical oxide of carbon with formula C2O4. It can be considered a cyclic dimer of carbon dioxide (CO2) or as a double ketone of 1,3-dioxetane (1,3-dioxacyclobutane).

Theoretical calculations indicate that the compound is extremely unstable at room temperature (half-life of less than 1.1 μs); but may be stable at −196 °C.[2]

References

  1. "CID 17801328 - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 4 December 2007. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. Errol Lewars (1996), Polymers and oligomers of carbon dioxide: ab initio and semiempirical calculations. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, Volume 363, Number 1, pp. 1–15.
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